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Gaston Méliès and his Wandering Star Film Company

Overview

In 1912-1913, movie pioneer Gaston Méliès, brother of Georges Méliès, did a ten month long trip around Asia-Pacific, shooting both documentaries and fictions on location in Polynesia, New Zealand, Australia, Java, Singapore, Cambodia and Japan. He wanted the “real” thing” he filmed, with the locals, being one of the first to give Polynesians, Maoris, Aborigines and Khmers a chance to appear on screen. His hybrid cinema dealt with questions of alterity, identity and representation.

RATING

0.00

DIRECTOR

Raphaël Millet

COUNTRIES

France

Singapore

RELEASE DATE

2005

TIME

0h 52m

GENRE