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The New Lord of the Village (1907)

The New Lord of the Village poster
Original title
Le Nouveau seigneur du village
Directed by
Georges Méliès
Genre
fantasy film, silent film
Country
France
Runtime
9 min
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A new lord arrives in a village and there is a playful romantic mix-up. The film uses visual tricks typical of early silent cinema.

playfulwhimsicalcomedicshortstageyfast-pacedfantastical

What happens

Le Nouveau Seigneur du village, also known as On ne badine pas avec l'amour, and known in English as No Trifling With Love and as The New Lord of the Village, is a 1908 French silent trick film released by Georges Méliès, and supervised by an actor-director employee of Méliès's, known as Manuel. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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