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Le Merveilleux éventail vivant
FRANCE · 1904

Le Merveilleux éventail vivant

Georges Méliès
magic illusion conjuring transformation royalty
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Synopsis

As a conjurer awaits an audience, a procession announces the arrival of a royal representative, carried in a sedan chair, to see him. The conjurer then has a large box brought in. It is opened, revealing a very large folding fan. When the fan is spread out, the designs on it begin to change and move. And this is far from the last of the surprises that the conjurer has in store.

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