This is apparently one of the first religious films ever made if not the first. It tells the story of St. Anthony (who, no one is actually sure ever existed) and his ordeals as a hermit. Now you'd THINK that hermit meant he was always alone...but she-demons come to him in this version of his life story and try to tempt him away from God. One even aparates on the giant crucifix in his cave...but ultimately an angel appears and drives away all these creatures and the holy man is left in peace.
This is very entertaining and despite a run time of only about 70 seconds, it's pretty much complete. Weird...though not nearly as weird as paintings of St. Anthony's tempation by Bosch and his contemporaries!
This is very entertaining and despite a run time of only about 70 seconds, it's pretty much complete. Weird...though not nearly as weird as paintings of St. Anthony's tempation by Bosch and his contemporaries!