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Dix chapeaux en 60 secondes (1896)

Dix chapeaux en 60 secondes poster
Original title
Dix Chapeaux en 60 secondes
Directed by
Georges Méliès
Genre
fantasy film, silent film
Country
France
Runtime
1 min
Rating
4.2 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A magician performs a trick where he rapidly produces hats. The film shows this feat of rapid hat-making.

playfulwhimsicalgimmickylightheartedfast-pacedcheekyspectacle-drivensilent-era charm

What happens

Conjurer Making Ten Hats in Sixty Seconds (French: Dix Chapeaux en 60 secondes), also advertised as Dix Chapeaux en une minute and Dix Chapeaux à la minute, is an 1896 French short film directed by Georges Méliès. It was released by Méliès's company Star Film and is numbered 42 in its catalogues. The film is currently presumed lost. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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