The Hotel of Silence
A haunted-hotel film, reviving a joke from a 1900 comic strip showing a sleeper being ejected from an electric bed.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | L'hôtel du silence |
| Year | 1908 |
| Country | France |
| Genre | Comedy, Science Fiction |
| Director | Émile Cohl |
| Runtime | 11 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 4.5/10 (4 votes) |
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🎬 MovieFinder's Take
The film constructs its comedy from the clash between expected comfort and mechanical betrayal, relying on a single, well-executed visual punchline. It explores an early, almost steampunk-like anxiety about automation, rendering it harmless and hilarious.
What lingers after viewing is the charm of silent-era inventiveness and the timeless appeal of a perfectly timed pratfall. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Émile Cohl
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