Apparition, The (1903)
*** (out of 4)
aka Revenant, Le
An old man goes to a hotel room where he's soon haunted by spirits. This film certainly isn't an original one for the director who previous made several films that deal with a person going into a hotel room and being haunted. This one manges to remain entertaining due in large part to some very funny sequences. The start of the film has the old man trying to read the newspaper but the spirits keep moving his candle to where he can't read. At one point they accidentally set the paper on fire and the old man's reaction is very funny. The second half of the three-minute film deals with the old man being haunted by the spirit itself and again more laughs follow. The special effects here are also very good especially the scenes with the old man running through the spirits.
*** (out of 4)
aka Revenant, Le
An old man goes to a hotel room where he's soon haunted by spirits. This film certainly isn't an original one for the director who previous made several films that deal with a person going into a hotel room and being haunted. This one manges to remain entertaining due in large part to some very funny sequences. The start of the film has the old man trying to read the newspaper but the spirits keep moving his candle to where he can't read. At one point they accidentally set the paper on fire and the old man's reaction is very funny. The second half of the three-minute film deals with the old man being haunted by the spirit itself and again more laughs follow. The special effects here are also very good especially the scenes with the old man running through the spirits.