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The Enchanted Well (1903)

The Enchanted Well poster
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

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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