Tunnelling the English Channel (1907)
- Original title
- Le Tunnel sous la manche ou Le cauchemar franco-anglais
- Directed by
- Georges Méliès
- Genre
- fantasy film, silent film, adventure film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 15 min
- Rating
- 6.5 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
In this short silent film, the British king and the French president both dream about building a tunnel under the English Channel. Their shared fantasy is a playful invention full of tricks and comic possibilities.
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What happens
Tunneling the English Channel (French: Le Tunnel sous la Manche ou le Cauchemar franco-anglais / Tunnel under the Channel, or the Franco-English Nightmare) is a 1907 silent trick film by pioneer filmmaker Georges Méliès. The plot follows King Edward VII and President Armand Fallières dreaming of building a tunnel under the English Channel. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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