Grandmother's Tale and Child's Dream(Movie, 1908)

Name: Grandmother's Tale and Child's Dream
Released: 1908
Duration: T00:5:00
Rating: 3

Original title: "Conte de la grand-mère et rêve de l'enfant" (French/FR)

5min

Rating: 3.0/5 (with 4 votes)

A Grandmother's Story (French: Conte de la grand-mère et Rêve de l'enfant), also known as Au pays des Jouets, is a 1908 French silent trick film by Georges Méliès. It was sold by Méliès's Star Film Company and is numbered 1314–1325 in its catalogues. The child in the film is played by Méliès's son, André Méliès, who was seven years old at the time. The film's special effects include stage machinery, substitution splices, multiple exposures, and dissolves. The complete film was about 243 meters (790 feet) long, of which fragments are known to survive; some scenes in the middle of the film are presumed lost. ()

Movie poster of Grandmother's Tale and Child's Dream

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About Grandmother's Tale and Child's Dream

The film begins with a grandmother reading a story to a small child before tucking him or her into bed (it's a bit difficult to tell which the tot is). No sooner has the mite fallen asleep than s/he begins dreaming of an angel standing over his/her bed and whisking him/her off to a land of giant toys. The kid wanders around for a bit before being led away by a lady who takes him/her to a jungle or forest where other young ladies dressed as butterflies dance around a bit.

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