The Good Luck of a 'Souse'
This film from George Melies is sadly one that's only available in fragments. The film starts off with a title card stating that a drunk man has just thrown his family out a window. We see a couple of them landing on the ground and then we go back to the room where the drunk is now trying to kill himself.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | Il y a un dieu pour les ivrognes |
| Year | 1907 |
| Country | France |
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | Georges Méliès |
| Runtime | 3 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 4.3/10 (9 votes) |
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🎬 MovieFinder's Take
Méliès constructs this drama on the contrast between domesticity and sudden violence, relying on minimal means to create a shock. His editing functions as a blow, severing the characters' lives as abruptly as the plot itself.
What lingers after viewing is not entertainment, but a heavy immersion into the theme of irreversibility, where even the film's fragmented state becomes a metaphor for a shattered family. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Georges Méliès
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In subdued light, thoughtfully, as an artifact of early cinema.
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