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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1278

Dislocation Extraordinary

19012 minFrance

Synopsis

A Pierrot figure turns his own body into a magic act, with limbs that detach and continue to move independently. Music-hall acrobat André Deed supplies the physical performance for Méliès's impossible anatomy.

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Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs: 1:38
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

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Wikimedia Commons · Georges Méliès · Public domain

This copy runs shorter than the reference runtime. Editing and playback speed can differ between editions.

Cast

André Deed

DirectorsGeorges Méliès

Behind the scenes

Substitution cuts and multiple exposures against black cloth combine a stage-magician's illusion with the Pierrot tradition. The film circulated under several English titles, some arising from later catalogue confusion.

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Availability checked on September 16, 2026.

Photograph credit

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André Deed — André Deed; see above · Public domain

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