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'A journey to fantasy. Georges Méliès and the cinema of his time'

Around the exhibition Georges Méliès. the magic of cinema, CaixaForum organizes this lecture where three experts talk about the fantastic world of the creator and the context in which he lived.

Program of A journey to fantasy. Georges Méliès and the cinema of his time:
Thursday, May 8: Beyond reality. Georges Méliès and the first cinema of fascination, by Joan M. Minguet, professor of contemporary art and history of  cinema from the Autonomous University of Barcelona.

Thursday, May 15: Méliès drawing. The fantastic world of his cinema and visual culture of his time, by Magdalena Brotons, professor of art history and film at the University of the Balearic Islands.

Thursday, 22 May: The dark side of the moon. Méliès before and after cinema, by Luis Alonso, professor of history of cinema and media at the University Rey Juan Carlos in Madrid.