Post by Capo on Feb 2, 2007 1:17:12 GMT
Le tripot clandestin
The Scheming Gambler's Paradise
Georges Méliès 1905 France
A gambling house turns into a brothel turns into an innocent-looking den when the cops arrive.
Very, very impressive, but not so much for any kind of cinematic invention or innovation but in the way the stage has been set up so that it can cater three different settings without any cuts whatsoever; actors dive in holes, climb up walls, disappear into tables, disguising themselves... it must have been great fun to film.
The Scheming Gambler's Paradise
Georges Méliès 1905 France
A gambling house turns into a brothel turns into an innocent-looking den when the cops arrive.
Very, very impressive, but not so much for any kind of cinematic invention or innovation but in the way the stage has been set up so that it can cater three different settings without any cuts whatsoever; actors dive in holes, climb up walls, disappear into tables, disguising themselves... it must have been great fun to film.