Delirium in a Studio (1907)

Original title

Ali Barbouyou et Ali Bouf à l'huile

Directed by

Georges Méliès

Genre

comedy film, silent film

Country

France

Runtime

2 min

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 22 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two characters cause chaos in a film studio through a series of comical and magical mishaps. The short film uses early camera tricks to create silly visual gags.

playfulwhimsicalfast-pacedslapstickfantasticalabsurdlighthearted

What happens

Delirium in a Studio (French: Ali Barbouyou et Ali Bouf à l'huile) was a 1907 French silent trick film by Georges Méliès. It was sold by Méliès's Star Film Company and is numbered 1014–1017 in its catalogues. A fragment of the film survives. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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