Georges Méliès began his career as a magician. After seeing the Lumière brothers’ films in 1895, he became a filmmaker and made over 500 short films between 1896 and 1913. After the bankruptcy of his film company in 1913, Méliès worked in obscurity in a toy store in a Paris train station. He and his films were rediscovered in the 1920s, and he was honoured for his role in film history.