Talking to a fellow IMDber about the Bourne movies,I decided to take a look at their reviews.Being in the mood recently to watch another short from Georges Méliès,I was delighted to spot a review for a Méliès I've not heard of before,which led to me getting set for a devilish treat.
The plot:
Meeting professor Alcofrisbas and 7 fellow scientists, William Crackford is told of a plan to travel round the world.Helping them to get all set,Crackford signs Alcofrisbas's permission contract for the trip,without reading it.Thinking that he is about to go on a round the world adventure,Crackford soon discovers that he has just made a deal with the devil.
View on the film:
Keeping his Sci-Fi and Horror roots at the centre,writer/director Georges Méliès (who also plays the devil!) gives the title a unique slant into Comedy,via giving each attempt the guys make to run away from the devil a slap-stick quality. Beating the devil with his in- camera tricks, Méliès updates the Faust tale with starling surreal from the Seven Deadly Sins burning away on screen and a masterfully designed Phantom Carriage revealing the devils final trick.
The plot:
Meeting professor Alcofrisbas and 7 fellow scientists, William Crackford is told of a plan to travel round the world.Helping them to get all set,Crackford signs Alcofrisbas's permission contract for the trip,without reading it.Thinking that he is about to go on a round the world adventure,Crackford soon discovers that he has just made a deal with the devil.
View on the film:
Keeping his Sci-Fi and Horror roots at the centre,writer/director Georges Méliès (who also plays the devil!) gives the title a unique slant into Comedy,via giving each attempt the guys make to run away from the devil a slap-stick quality. Beating the devil with his in- camera tricks, Méliès updates the Faust tale with starling surreal from the Seven Deadly Sins burning away on screen and a masterfully designed Phantom Carriage revealing the devils final trick.