The Ballet Master's Dream (1903)
2m
Running Time
December 9, 1903Release Date
The Ballet Master's Dream (1903)
2m
Running Time
December 9, 1903Release Date
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Plot.
It's late in the evening, and the ballet master's bed has been prepared for him. But he cannot take his mind off of his work, and instead of going to sleep he paces the floor and tries out dance steps. Finally, he goes to bed and falls asleep, but ballet dominates even his dreams. He sees two dancers who seem to come right into his room as they perform, and that's just the beginning.
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Details.
Release DateDecember 9, 1903
Original NameLe Rêve du maître de ballet
StatusReleased
Running Time2m
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Wiki.
Le Rêve du maître de ballet, sold in the United States as The Ballet-Master's Dream and in Britain as The Dream of the Ballet Master, is a 1903 French short silent film by Georges Méliès. It was sold by Méliès's Star Film Company and is numbered 525–526 in its catalogues.Méliès plays the ballet master; the American catalogue description credits Zizi Papillon as the eccentric dancer. Papillon was a stage performer featured at the Folies Bergère and at the Casino de Paris. The special effects are created using substitution splices, multiple exposures, and dissolves.A paper print of the film survives at the Library of Congress.