The Snow Man (1899 film) explained

The Snow Man
Director:Georges Méliès
Starring:Georges Méliès
Studio:Star Film Company
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Country:France
Language:Silent

The Snow Man (French: '''La Statue de neige''') is an 1899 French short silent comedy film by Georges Méliès.

Plot

Méliès appeared in the film as a policeman interacting with a snowman. Snowmen had been a popular feature in winter-themed stage entertainment in the decades preceding the film, and an actuality film depicting children making a snowman had appeared as far back as 1896.

Release

The film was sold by Méliès's Star Film Company and is numbered 225 in its catalogues, where it was advertised as a scène comique (comic scene). Méliès burned the original camera negatives of his films late in life; The Snow Man is among the films currently presumed lost.