Georges Melies, 1904 Sorcellerie Culinaire (The Cook in Trouble)



FILM The Cook in Trouble, 1904 (France)
French Silent film by director Georges Méliès. Scullery workers invite trouble
when they kick out a poor old man begging for a handout.




Georges Méliès
Georges Méliès was a French illusionist and filmmaker famous for leading many technical and narrative developments in the earliest days of cinema.

In May 1902, Méliès made his most famous film, A Trip to the Moon. In the film, Méliès stars as Professor Barbenfouillis. Professor Barbenfouillis is the President of the Astronomer's Club and proposes an expedition to the Moon.






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