19 and 20 September

September 2026

Saturday 19
- 14:00 - 17:00
Sunday 20
- 14:00 - 17:00

This event includes accessibility accommodations

Motor impairment

Cinémathèque française

51 rue de Bercy, 75012 Paris, France

Paris

Île-de-France

The little story of Georges Méliès' special effects

Name: The little story of Georges Méliès' special effects
Start: 2026-09-19T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-20T17:00:00+02:00
Location: Cinémathèque française

Creative workshop

19 and 20 September

This event includes accessibility accommodations

Motor impairment

©DR LA CINEMATHEQUE FRANCAISE

For his next aquatic adventure film, Georges Méliès, a pioneer of special effects in cinema, is preparing an astonishing underwater scene. But to give life to his fantastic universe, he lacks an essential element: a sea monster! It’s up to you: imagine, draw, model the most extraordinary creature possible... A little photo and presto! here it is in Méliès' film. A participative experience, developed in partnership with Wakatoon.
Saturday and Sunday 14h and 17h. Free. On the mezzanine.

September 2026

Saturday 19
- 14:00 - 17:00
Sunday 20
- 14:00 - 17:00

Additionnal information

Manifestation

Journées Européennes du Patrimoine

About the location

Cinémathèque française

51 rue de Bercy, 75012 Paris, France

Paris

Île-de-France

The initial program of Gehry housed, on 17,000 m 2, a great diversity of functions since the American Center acts as an American cultural embassy in Paris. It must also be a place for reception and training by offering 26 accommodations, a restaurant, a cafeteria, a bookstore, a tourism and information agency, a language school, a 400-seat auditorium spread over three levels, as well as a 100-seat cinema, computer and audiovisual equipment, workshops, rehearsal rooms, educational spaces, exhibition rooms and offices for the administration of the American Center association. The cultural part occupied more than half of the surfaces. The sponsors hoped for an extraordinary object that would stand out in its urban environment and reflect the spirit of its time and program. Frank O. Gehry produces an interlocking of various volumes that resembles an architectural game of chance. The retained plot is isolated from neighbouring built-up plots by lanes on all sides (some only pedestrian). It

September 2026

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Die kleine Geschichte der Tricks von Georges Méliès

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The little story of Georges Méliès' special effects

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La piccola storia dei trucchi di Georges Méliès

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La petite histoire des trucages de Georges Méliès

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La pequeña historia de los trucos de Georges Méliès

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September 2026