The Four Troublesome Heads (1898)
- Original title
- Un homme de têtes
- Directed by
- Georges Méliès
- Genre
- fantasy film, comedy film, silent film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1 min
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 183 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A magician performs a series of illusions where he detaches his own head and multiplies it into several copies that interact with each other. The film relies on early cinematic special effects to create a lighthearted and baffling sequence.
playfulwhimsicalshortfantasticalcomicalsurrealvisual trickold-timey
What happens
The Four Troublesome Heads (French: Un homme de têtes, literally "A Man of Heads"), also known as Four Heads Are Better Than One, is an 1898 French silent trick film directed by Georges Méliès. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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