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flag Rare 1897 Georges Méliès film discovered in Michigan teacher's trunk.

flag A lost 1897 short film by French cinema pioneer Georges Méliès has been discovered in a century-old trunk belonging to a retired Michigan teacher. flag The film, titled "Gugusse and the Automaton," was found among 10 reels donated to the Library of Congress, where experts confirmed it is a rare, 45-second copy of Méliès' early work. flag The film, featuring a magician battling a growing automaton using early special effects, had been thought lost for over a century.

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