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

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

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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