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These roughly 25 minutes of cinema history are shown at Disneyland Paris. Director Jerry Rees, who already worked with Tim Burton more than 30 years ago and writer Steve Spiegel have created quite a few magical movie-related short films for theme parks, but this one is their best work from what I've seen so far. It starts pretty chronologically with the very early B&W-silent films from the late 19th century. Afterwards it covers the different genres, like film noir, western, musicals etc. At some point, it uses the chronological narrative, but that's not much of an issue. Pinocchio was included rather included for example.

Our guide on this journey is notable TV-actor Martin Short. His female counterpart is Julie Delpy, one of France's most famous actresses and an obvious choice as this is shown in Paris. This attraction film was done shortly before the second film of the "Before..."-trilogy and I dare say, she's easily one of the most stunning actresses of her generation. Such a delight to see her in all these famous character roles. Towards the end of the film, the two try to come together and Short, while looking for her, runs into extracts from some of the most famous movies in pop culture these days, such as "The Silence of the Lambs", "Toy Story", "Lord of the Rings" and of course "Star Wars".

Also included were "Avatar" and a few films shot after 2002, so it seems they constantly keep the film up-to-date, which is definitely a good thing. I believe I also caught a glimpse of Black Swan. In any case, if you get to Paris, this is definitely a must-see: a truly wonderful journey through everything that is so great about cinema.

This is a show in the Disney Studio Park in Disneyland Paris that is performed in both french and English, but, it doesn't spoil it in any way. It's not one of the most well known of the rides, but, an absolute must for any real film buff. All I will say is that it is almost like watching Buster Keaton's "Sherlock Jr" come to life, which is a kind of spoiler to some degree, but, there are still plenty of surprises in store and there is so much fun sitting there trying to name every film from which a clip is shown. The plot is nice, paper thin, but, that is not the reason you go to see this, but, the performances are very good and the special effects are excellent. What I will say is that you must take in this show if you ever visit Disneyland Paris.

CinéMagique is a short masterpiece. The plot is very simple: a love story that has to face some adversities. What makes this film special is the context in which this story develops: the history of cinema. A lot of cinema classic, from "Le voyage dans la lune" to "Titanic", make the perfect frame for a love story that goes beyond time and space (and screen too!). The idea of two lovers that has to search for each-other trough different masterpieces makes this story extremely touching. I don't know if it was due to the emotions related to the view of the originals or due to the "magic" of cinema, what I know is that the plot twist and the ending brought tears to my eyes.

On the technical side, the passage from one film to another is so well done that you won't believe that CinéMagique is mostly a collage of classics. Thanks to "Forrest Gump-like" special effects, the main characters are perfectly fitted into each scene. Julie Delpy and Martin Short are both perfect for their roles and add a little more "magic" to the entire story.