The Merry Frolics of Satan
Two travellers are tormented by Satan from inn to inn and eventually experience a buggy ride through the heavens courtesy of the Devil before he takes one of them down to Hell and roasts him on a spit.
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| Original Title | Les quatre cents farces du diable |
| Year | 1906 |
| Country | France |
| Genre | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror |
| Director | Georges Méliès |
| Runtime | 22 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 6.5/10 (64 votes) |
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Méliès constructs the film as a series of visual attractions, relying on his signature bag of tricks: stop-substitution, double exposure, and theatrical pyrotechnics. Each segment is a self-contained spectacle where the devilish gag takes precedence over narrative coherence.
Those who tire of plot-driven cinema will find delight in this pure, playful exhibition of early film illusion. What lingers after viewing is not a story, but the whimsical imagery of a celestial buggy ride and a carnivalesque inferno. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Georges Méliès
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Watch in a dark room as a curious artifact from the era when cinema was a magic trick.
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