The Enchanted Well (1903)
- Original title
- Le Puits fantastique
- Directed by
- Georges Méliès
- Genre
- fantasy film, silent film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 4 min
- Rating
- 5.6 of 10 from 30 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
This silent trick film is about a witch who places a curse on a town's well. People who draw water from it get magically transformed. The short film shows these fantastical events with special effects.
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What happens
The Enchanted Well (French: Le Puits fantastique) is a 1903 French silent trick film directed by Georges Méliès. It is a horror film about a witch and her spell on a town's well. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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