jamesrupert2014 Review of Sur les toits

Sur les toits (1897)

Primitive slapstick from Georges Méliès (including very early cinematic 'potty humour')

[5/10 · 19 February 2020]

This comedic short features the antics of a couple of thieves who sneak into a house from the roof. After disposing of the owner, they ransack the place until accosted by a soldier, whom they incapacitate by tying to a chamber pot. Very short and somewhat amusing in a silly, archaic way.