The Pillar of Fire (1899)
- Original title
- La danse du feu
- Directed by
- Georges Méliès
- Genre
- fantasy film, silent film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1 min
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 60 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 devil appears in a fiery column. This is an early silent film based on a novel about an immortal queen.
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What happens
The Pillar of Fire (French: Danse du feu), initially released in America and Britain as Haggard's "She"—The Pillar of Fire and also known as La Colonne de feu, is an 1899 silent trick film directed by Georges Méliès based on H. Rider Haggard's 1887 novel She: A History of Adventure. It is an early fantasy film depicting a devil. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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