O Pai Natal e a lanterna mágica





[Retirado da descrição do pequeno filme publicado pelo BFI National Archive]

"Made in 1898, G.A. Smith's 'Santa Claus' is a film of considerable technical ambition and accomplishment for its period. It uses pioneering visual effects in its depiction of a visit from St. Nicholas.

A former magic lanternist ( lanterna mágica aqui ) and hypnotist, Smith was one of the first British film-makers to make extensive use of special effects to create fantastical scenes.(...)."

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