The Eruption of Mt. Pelee (1902)

Original title

Éruption volcanique à la Martinique

Directed by

Georges Méliès

Genre

documentary film, silent film

Country

France

Runtime

2 min

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 42 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.

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How it feels

This is a short silent film that recreates the 1902 volcanic eruption of Mount Pelée on Martinique using miniature models. It shows the volcano destroying the town of Saint-Pierre.

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What happens

Éruption volcanique à la Martinique, released in the United States as The Eruption of Mount Pelee and in Britain as The Terrible Eruption of Mount Pelée and Destruction of St. Pierre, Martinique, is a 1902 French short silent film directed by Georges Méliès. The film is a short reconstruction, using miniature models, of a recent historical event: the eruption on 8 May 1902 of Mount Pelée, which destroyed the town of Saint-Pierre, Martinique. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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