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Afternoon Play: Before Your Very Eyes

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

By David Pownall.

Georges Melies, the father of film fantasy, paved the way for modern cinema back in 1890s Paris. In his most famous film a spaceship in the shape of a cannon shell lands in the eye of the man in the moon. A colourful new play which looks at this dazzling innovator and compulsive seducer who typified the Belle Epoque.

Contributors

Writer:
David Pownall
Pianist:
Tim Sharp
Director:
Graham Frost
Smile:
Henry Goodman
Melies:
Julian Rhind-Tutt
Jehanne:
Suzanna Dawson
Lumiere:
Alex Lowe
Fairground barker:
Nigel Lambert
Source: Radio Times

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