Episode Details

It's not like the established actuality suddenly evaporated in 1902, but as guests have pointed out throughout this season, a diversification of film topics, aesthetics, and technology fostered new genres and production styles. In this season finale, Tristan briefly summarizes the common threads of his conversations and puts together the most selected 1902 films.

Films mentioned:

• The Treasures of Satan (1902) - Georges Méliès
• The Spring Fairy (1902) - Ferdinand Zecca
• Gulliver's Travels Among the Lilliputians and the Giants (1902) - Georges Méliès
• Jack and the Beanstalk (1902) - Edwin S. Porter
• A Trip to the Moon (1902) - Georges Méliès
• Miss Dundee and Her Performing Dogs (1902) - Alice Guy-Blaché
• Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show (1902) - Edwin S. Porter
• How to Stop a Motor Car (1902) - Cecil Hepworth
• The Eruption of Mount Pelee (1902) - Georges Méliès