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Hans-Magnus Enzensberger G.M. (1861-1938) pp 10-11 Georges Méliès (1907) Die Filmaufnahme pp 13-30 German translation of the article on film production, tricks and film aesthetics written by Méliès in 1907. André Gaudreault Theatralität, Narrativität und „Trickästhetik„ Eine Neubewertung der Filme von Georges Méliès pp 31-44 German version of Gaudreault's essay on the specific aesthetics of Méliès' films which are considered in their own right and not in teleological terms as in traditional film histories. Briefwechsel zwischen David Levy und der National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA) bezüglich Georges Méliès VOYAGE DANS LA LUNE pp 45-46 Jacques Malthête Die Organisation des Raums bei Méliès pp  47-52 German translation of a study of the first Méliès' studio, the aesthetics and the manipulations of the settings used by the artist. Guy Gauthier Von Jules Verne zu Méliès oder Von der Gravur zur Leinwand pp 53-58 An analysis of 19th century book illustration in order to prove that the idea of Jules Verne's books influencing Méliès' production style is a myth. Thierry Lefebvre Georges Méliès und die Welt der Scharlatane    pp 59-65 The tricks of turn of the century charlatans and the way they are criticized and parodied in some of Méliès' films. Méliès, ein Brechtianer? Aus LA CHINOISE von Jean-Luc Godard p 67 Stephen Bottomore „Zischen und Murren„ Die Dreyfus-Affäre und das frühe Kino pp 69-82 The history of the Dreyfus affair, its adaptation by Georges Méliès in his 1899 film which is seen here as one of the first examples of cinema used for political propaganda (extended German version of an article published in 'Sight & Sound', LIII/4 Autumn 1984.) Paolo Cherchi Usai (Ein kleines) Heldenleben Die Entdeckung der Filme von Georges Méliès    pp 83-92 The importance for film historians of the rediscovery of a Méliès film. Frank Kessler / Sabine Lenk Ein Leben für Méliès – Ein Interview mit Madeleine Malthête-Méliès, der Enkelin des Zauberers von Montreuil pp 93-102 M.M.-M. talks about her own life, devoted for more than 50 years to the work of her grandfather. Suresh Chabria D.G. Phalke and the Méliès Tradition in Early Indian Cinema pp 103115 An aesthetical study of some early films made by the Indian director in a style reminiscent of Méliès. * Deniz Göktürk Neckar-Western statt Donau-Walzer Der Geschmack von Freiheit und Abenteuer im frühen Kino pp 117-142 A historical study of a local German production company (Chateau-Kunst-Film in Heidelberg), the westerns (Arizona Bull) they produced and some US film heroes who probably served as a model. Sebastian Hesse Ernst Reicher alias Stuart Webbs – König der deutschen Film-Detektive pp 143-162 An analysis of the German detective film series featuring Ernst Reicher. Uwe Schriefer Edy Dengel alias Fred Repps Detektivfilme aus Wiesbaden fürs lokale Publikum pp 163-169 The history of the local producer Edy Dengel, his film company in Wiesbaden (Axa Film) and his low-budget detective films. Martin Loiperdinger REPPS UND WEPPS – Ein verschollener Detektivfilm von Edy Dengel pp 171-174 Some ideas about a lost film by Edy Dengel and its relation to the Stuart Webb series. Michael Punt History in the Rewind Mode The XVth International IAMHIST Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 1993 pp 175-182 Report on the international 'Film and World War I' conference held at the University of Amsterdam in summer 1993. Frank Kessler Georges Méliès und die >Star Film< - eine Bibliographie pp 187-188 A bibliography concerning international publications on Georges and Gaston Méliès and their production company. Filmrestaurierung im Bundesarchiv-Filmarchiv    pp 203-205 15 films restored by the German national film archive.                                       Stroemfeld Verlag: Basel, Frankfurt am Main 1993 ISBN 3-87877-782-5

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