Gaston Méliès and his Wandering Star Film Company

2005 52 min

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.

Genres

Documentary

Production Countries

France
Singapore

Spoken Languages

English en
French fr

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Cast

Gaston Méliès

Crew

Raphaël Millet

Writer

Raphaël Millet

Director

Olivier Bohler

Producer

Wei Yong Teo

Music

Posters

External Links

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