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Sightseeing Through Whisky (1907)

Sightseeing Through Whisky poster
Original title
Pauvre John ou Les aventures d'un buveur de whiskey
Directed by
Georges Méliès
Genre
silent film
Country
France
Runtime
6 min
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 21 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man drinks whisky and has strange, fantastical adventures. The film uses visual tricks to show the effects of alcohol.

whimsicalunpredictablefast-pacedcomedicsurrealplayfulinventivedreamlike

What happens

Sightseeing Through Whisky (French: Pauvre John ou les Aventures d'un buveur de whisky) is a 1907 French silent trick film credited to Georges Méliès. It was sold by Méliès's Star Film Company and is numbered 1000–1004 in its catalogues. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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