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   Georges Méliès

   L'homme qui essaie de dormir

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A review by RottenPop

Written by RottenPop on 2017-02-21

Georges Méliès does it again in the same fashion as Le Manoir du Diable. Albeit shorter than his prior voyage into horror film. This is at least a different story. Instead of this being a period piece, it appears to be a modern one.

The film shows George Melies, himself, having One Terrible Night with a creepy, crawly, spider. The film is one of dozens of shorts released during the era that focused more on drawing crowds biased on technology rather than the plot of a film. It is still going to be a few years before Horror is fully shaped and functioning.

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Status
Released

Original Language
French

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• insect
• camping
• bedroom
• bed
• giant spider
• giant insect
• silent film
• inn
• 19th century
• chamber pot
• short film