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The Ballet-Master's Dream

19033 minFrance
ComedyFantasy

Synopsis

Georges Méliès appears as a ballet master in a short fantasy that brings dance and cinematic illusion together. Stage performer Zizi Papillon joins him as an eccentric dancer in this miniature spectacle.

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Wikimedia Commons
Original language
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs
2:34
Subtitles
No subtitle track in this language

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

Languages and subtitles

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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

DirectorsGeorges Méliès

Behind the scenes

The effects combine substitution cuts, multiple exposures and dissolves. A paper print survives at the Library of Congress, preserving a work originally distributed through the Star Film catalogue.

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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.

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Availability checked on September 16, 2026.

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  • Georges Méliès — Georges Méliès; Publicity materials for an exhibition at La Caixa Foundation: http://press.lacaixa.es/socialprojects/exhibiton-georges-melies-magic-of-cinema-caixaforum-barcelona-eng__816-c-17952__.html · Public domain

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