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Up-to-Date Spiritualism
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Title: Up-to-Date Spiritualism

Release Date: 1 Jan 1900

Runtime: 1m

Genre: Fantasy, Comedy

Director: Star Film, Georges Méliès

Production Companies: Star Film, Georges Méliès

Overview: In this subject a "comique eccentric" enters the drawing room inhabited by spirits. He tries to take off his coat and hat, but these garments return to his head and shoulders as soon as he takes them off. The chairs, his umbrella, his hat, etc., fly away in different directions and by various methods. (Star Film Catalog)

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Average Vote: 5.661 (31 votes)

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  • Le comique excentrique: Georges Méliès
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