Un homme de têtes (or The Four Troublesome Heads) by Georges Melies, 1898

Original title: Une Homme de Tete (A Man of Heads) written, produced directed by and stars Georges Melies, the so-called ’father of special effects’, this piece shows the ingenuity and sophistication in early film. Guitar and Banjo by Emily O’Hara Melies went on to make the famous and extremely beautiful Voyage dans La Lune (1902). Find out more about The Lucky Dog Picturehouse at or find us on Facebook/Twitter: TLDPIcturehouse