The Chimney Sweep (1906)
- Original title
- Jack le ramoneur
- Directed by
- Georges Méliès
- Genre
- fantasy film, silent film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 10 min
- Rating
- 5.6 of 10 from 7 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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How it feels
A chimney sweep gets into magical trouble. Unexpected events and trick photography create a series of strange occurrences.
whimsicalplayfulsurreallightheartedfantasticalshortvisual-trickery
What happens
The Chimney Sweep (French: Jack le ramoneur) is a 1906 French silent film directed by Georges Méliès. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Rude Awakening (1908)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.
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