Georges Méliès - Le Royaume des Fées / The Kingdom of the Fairies

composition, piano & voice / Steffen Wick
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string quartet / Henschel Quartett
electronics / Simon Detel
live recording from the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts
film copy with kind permission of Lobster Films, France

[@Guesthunter]

Over 100 years later and we are privileged to watch this all, the entire world, from the comfort of our homes. His work.. preserved for all eternity. Life is beautiful!

[@tiyanawilliams5070]

!!!!!

[@aokigahara5151]

Georges was a man beyond his time. a true genius.

[@jonymobilom]

yes he is French

[@changhuaji9992]

True

[@mario8552]

real fact 💯

[@dAvrilthebear]

btw, this must've been a huge budget production compared even to 'The trip to the Moon'. So many scenes with different sets!

[@tienanhtran8145]

This is 1 year after "The trip to the Moon", he got recognized and had budget for bigger project, and brought to us this masterpiece...

[@dAvrilthebear]

Not following the plot line, just enjoying the visuals and the music, mesmerising!

[@alondathomas293]

Thought I'd seen all of Melies' best films, and this one proved I hadn't---really liked this, it had a genuine epic feels to it.

[@ashleycrawford5123]

Only a man in touch with his own imagination could produce such beautiful artwork/stories.

[@silverdragon710]

Many mythological symbols, a hero's journey, amazing special effects, beautiful scenography truly a masterpiece from 1903!

[@thomasfilipiak6693]

Gorege melies was a actor costume designer toy maker film director and maker a illusionist and theater owner and stage magician

[@aburninglandfillofbadmovie2930]

Would it surprise you to know there's quite a few of this genre of film from around 1892 to around 1905? It was a big thing at the time and there was a general interest in fairy stories and myths at the time, as well. Many directors did it. Georges is one of the best, and definitely the most well known.

[@juliobrugnago8243]

Fantastique! C'est l'un de mes films préférés de Méliés, et c'était incroyable avec cette chanson, cela correspondait parfaitement au thème et au style du récit.

[@TVrawks301]

Watching this because of Google honoring Georges Méliès today! Beautiful! Could silent films be making a comeback? I hope so! :)

[@tryptamind6839]

I'm here because of the Doodle too lol. Also, if someone in Hollywood could sucessfully make a silent film but with todays tech/cgi/sets then that would be amazing :D

[@Emma88178]

TVrawks301 well there is the movie, The Artist.....

[@youngsteph1]

I am not sure about silent films in general but slapstick comedy ones could.

[@JoaoVitor-fy5mh]

What a beautiful soundtrack. Really captures the feelling of the film.

[@PIANO_PARTICLES]

many thanks!

[@PlutoniumBoss]

Did that absolute madlad just put a fish tank in front of the camera? I love it.

[@sivaprasadyarlagadda2291]

116 years ! Georges melies is inspiring writers and directors.beautiful movie.

[@Karloffrules]

Delicious! the sets, costumes, effects, oh my! the original composition is a perfect complement. great post

[@tedcabana]

Georges Méliès was one hell of a pioneer in film. Amazing quality. I'm glad to see these reels so well preserved. 120+ years ago!

[@b.d.8542]

What a perfectly matching composition, especially during the fire scene - the music really brought the piece to life for me. Thank you for making this!

[@shikacendana8510]

just finished watching movie Hugo. and just found out it was a true story! amazed!!!

[@radicalmusoka9383]

for a moment i was wondering if THIS movie was a true story XD !

[@Emma88178]

Shika Cendana really? You didn’t find out until AFTER the movie? Even though during the film they showed real footage of the real George Melies and his films.

[@tristounet11]

Georges Méliès ou l'art de faire du cinéma au temps du muet. La magie opère toujours.

[@Huskyzilla]

This was truly a fun watch, not my usual tastes, but the budget, time and effort that must have gone into this film in those times must have been tremendous!

[@5491horacio]

OTRA QUE CINE EXPERIMENTAL !! UN GENIO DE LA IMAGINACIÓN Y EFECTOS ESPECIALES , HACE MAS DE CIEN AÑOS !!!

[@Bee-28]

I'm in love! So far my favourite Méliès piece. So much magic, imagination, joy and ingenuity. I like the music too, so far the most apt score I have heard, it underlines the magical aspect perfectly, thank you for making this gem even more luminous!

[@TheThesorrant]

Magnifique. Georges Meliès s'est beaucoup inspiré de Jules Verne pour ces films. Mais ce cinéaste a été vite oublié car son cinéma muet et fantastique lassait avec l'arrivée du cinéma parlant et réaliste dans les années 1930.

[@munteanuion8697]

Petrariu Aura (Izaura/ Isaura/ Issaura; ISSA/ ISA "I")

[@gavieljohnbocalbos5244]

He did afmit many of his films have been lost overtime. 😢 I can imagine thise would have been just as beautiful as this one

[@valkillion6869]

Greetings from New Orleans. This film "Kingdom of the Fairies" will be depicted in the Endymion 2019 Mardi Gras parade "Wonder Tales of Science Fiction". Thank you for posting this beautiful 100+ year old film..

[@davidmayhew8083]

The contrast between B and W and colorixed features is beautiful!

[@lydiaart]

Just watched movie Hugo for the 2nd time since it first came out. Fun to see some of George Melies films on KZbin. Did Melies use some of the moon men from Trip to the Moon in The Kingdom of the Fairies as well?

[@eliashaider93]

Date 1903

[@jérémy-k6q]

Du pur génie ! George Méliès était un magicien de l'image !

[@janedoe5229]

Being an artist, I also especially loved all the work that went into the fantastic scenery and the scene changes.

[@123ciaumcanaldemalucos4]

É um dos filmes mais lindos que eu já vi

[@brerrabbit9585]

Fantastic,like a dream.

[@silvial.a.w.5107]

Preciosa película. Bellísima. George Méliès fue un verdadero genio del cine!!!

[@0zoneTherapyCures]

I watched the Scorsese film, Hugo, last night, a tribute to Melies' work. Johnny Depp was a producer. Cinema should never lose its adventurous and magical quality. Too many are about conflict alone.

[@LordTurtleneck]

Wonderful music.

[@alexandrefelipealmeidacost347]

The feeling when you know all this lobsters are dead

[@Dfgagdhzh]

환상적이다. 감탄을 금하지 못하겠다....조르주 멜리아스 감독의 영화를 올려주셔서 고맙습니다~~~!!!!

[@Enzo012]

It's like one of those photographic pictures but somehow....it moves!

[@gilmangus83]

By far, this is the best version, in score and colorization. Bravo, Monsier Melies! Bravo Steffen Wick and Henschel Quartett. I am sure Melies would be proud for this music to accompany his "Kingdom of the Fairies."

[@noddyfan1877]

Mesmerising; a genuine milestone of silent cinema!

[@TashKay100]

What great work, ingenuity and talent! A great man with a difficult fate. Какой огромный труд, изобретательность и талант! Великий человек с тяжёлой судьбой.

[@evanwilliams7917]

I cried a little because no film can be thoroughly effused with such wanton innocence as a Melies production. All timer shit

[@shaunbolton4662]

Pure magic- an absolute delight! Méliès' settings are stunning, the effects are superb, and the hand-coloring is amazing and gives the film a whole extra layer of fantasy. I enjoyed these 17 minutes more than today's technically flawless but overblown three-hour mind-numbing insomnia cures. The human inventiveness of this 121-year -old confection impresses me more than 300 million dollars worth of technology. But hey, that's me all over! Great to see this!

[@mrlopez-pz7pu]

It's a shame that a masterpiece such as.this would be given such ridiculous music. Georges Méliès's films were very mucn inspired by the Grand ballet and operas of the mid-to-late 19th century, partiicularly this one, and to have THIS nonsense music is very disappointing .

[@DSheartlady]

this is marvelous thank you for the posting 😊

[@RAS5150]

Mélies gênio!!! soberbo, fantástico... o inventor dos efeitos especiais... bravo!!!!

[@ens8502]

Better than shrek

[@mevo8718]

*23 Dislike karşı sinema çalışanları* 🇹🇷🇦🇿

[@Magnetron33]

One of the most imaginitive and creative film makers that has ever lived

[@szplai]

Aperture effects!.. But so clean. Beautiful, thank you.

[@timjackson5680]

I watched an interesting documentary about his studio and how he made the movies. Very fascinating mUnfortunately a lot of those movies are now lost. What a pity.

[@dramaqueenmiku6386]

why are they lost?

[@IceFireTerry]

i don't know what's going on but it's interesting to watch movies from over 100's ago

[@ericmartin6917]

Avec la magnifique Bleuette Bernon dans le rôle de la reine des fées.

[@nicolasbravo433]

Alguien me podría decirme qué tan original es

[@djrichylaurence8991]

Clever considering the year it was made.

[@starbuono3333]

Soooo beautiful !!!

[@kallyfest]

Heureusement que quelques films ont été sauvé et restauré ,merci google pour l'hommage à un visionnaire et magicien

[@Puss-n-Boots]

The undersea world and its creatures is colorful and visionary; the sets and costumes here are probably Melies' best.

[@janedoe5229]

That was DELIGHTFUL!! :)

[@Qsallor]

Is this the first colored movie?

[@EteSiuleems]

amazing soundtrack

[@denisdesvergnes7032]

Ce serait génial qu'une maison de production propose à nouveau, ces vieux films du tout début de la formidable aventure cinématographique, je suis sûr que ça plairait à un large public... Merci beaucoup 🙏🤔😘

[@chrish9852]

THere's some real wizardry for ya. .. .Love It. . .

[@elinagouva4563]

The backgrounds are beautiful and detailed but to a fault. They make it difficult to make out what's going on. It would be even more difficult if it wasn't colored. I didn't understand much of the plot to be honest but I really liked the aesthetic of it all. It isn't the first Melies film I've watched.

[@enzodominguez5366]

It's too bad. Good decent amount of his films were either destroyed for scrap silver. Or also melted down into chemicals to make shoe heels.

[@lucyfoster4082]

Was this music associated with the film, or just randomly paired with it here?

[@PIANO_PARTICLES]

It was specifically composed for this film.

[@desertigloo2383]

Better CGI than Marvel

[@FernandaReyes-yo9fc]

Qué maravilla de película, me imagino que ;la producción, al igual que ahora ha de haber sido costosísima, por los escenarios y su tramoya, el vestuario delos personajes y la edición, por decirlo rápido muy tardada y costosa por los efectos. Qué gran genio George Melié. Una puesta en escena que duró para siempre.

[@user-in9lb6hd7c]

I’m picturing the person that sat with a magnifying glass pinched in their eye and painted every frame of this film by hand

[@hadassah179]

How exactly was the fire of the torches being captured?

[@bastianfelipecastillotoro6787]

4:53

[@bastianfelipecastillotoro6787]

3:25

[@eliottodowd9021]

so fckn stunning

[@ptashkaful]

Fascinating, thank you!

[@victalianoaguiar2317]

o filme e bom demais adoro os filmes de George melies

[@sabu1895]

Y las nominadas para mejor película de 1903 son: 1. La vida y la pasión de Jesucristo. 2. Asalto y robo a un tren. 3. El reino de las Hadas. Y la ganadora es:

[@marcoscastillojaen1888]

Un maestro indiscutible del género cinematográfico.

[@susanmoran5226]

A fantasy movie. Turn of the century style.

[@michaelflores9220]

Howcome when i put this video on fullscreen, it slants and splits in twooo!!!?!!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!~!?!?!?

[@victalianoaguiar2317]

o filme e bom demais adoro os filmes de George melies

[@jmaraf7741]

Captivating! I had to laugh at all the babies at the end...

[@joseybarra4524]

OLD HOLLYWOOD, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL ELEGANT TIME TO HAVE BEEN AROUND, WOW. THE ARTSY PEOPLE THE FURNITURE THE CARS, MOST OF ALL THE FABRICS AND ACCESSORIES, CLOTHES. I HONESTLY DON'T BELONG IN TODAY'S WORLD.!!!!!!!!!!

[@wrenwry]

Hate to break it to you, but Mélìes was French lol

[@gilmangus83]

I am in awe. And its not just the sour tanji talking.

[@yannahcequena1172]

Wonderful and great film

[@sebastianmeso6934]

Beautiful, and hand colored

[@lillinablue]

Méliès est pour moi l'un des pères du cinéma.

[@ja9970]

Hugooooioioooiooiii

[@HADJEE]

Way better that all the Star Wars movies.

[@michaelflores9220]

Woah

[@mennawaheed4567]

Beautiful music☺

[@mintsponge]

excellent

[@88cortegon]

3:32

[@cursino1]

More a sequence of paintings than a movie

[@ralmcg]

The ship sure has pretty sailors.

[@victalianoaguiar2317]

o filme e bom demais adoro os filmes de George melies

[@juliobrugnago8243]

Verdade, a cada 5 melhores filmes da época 4 eram do Méliés e estavam sempre no topo da lista.

[@antoinecervero5610]

Merveilleux, merci beaucoup

[@kaliyuga1476]

He was living in the 2000 in 1903

[@ericselvig5808]

Films from the earliest years of the 20th century are not even close to how films are made nowadays

[@thomasfilipiak6693]

I used to be upseste about this guy.

[@thomasfilipiak6693]

THIS WAS MADE BY GOREGE MELIES.