Le cauchemar (1896)

Original title

Le Cauchemar

Directed by

Georges Méliès

Genre

fantasy film, silent film

Country

France

Runtime

1 min

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 112 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man falls asleep and experiences a series of strange and whimsical visions. Georges Melies plays the sleeping man as bizarre figures appear and vanish around him.

dreamlikeplayfulwhimsicalsurreallightheartedfantastical

What happens

A Nightmare (French: Le cauchemar) is a silent trick film created and released in 1896 and directed by Georges Méliès. It was released by Méliès's Star Film Company and is numbered 82 in its catalogues, where it was advertised as a scène fantastique. The film was shot outside in the garden of Méliès's property in Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, with painted scenery. Méliès plays the sleeping man. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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