The Good Luck of a "Souse" (1908)

Original title

Il y a un dieu pour les ivrognes

Directed by

Georges Méliès

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

France

Runtime

4 min

Rating

4.9 of 10 from 10 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

This short silent film is about a drunkard whose family avoids harm through a series of lucky events. These coincidences help him stop drinking.

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What happens

The Good Luck of a "Souse" (French: Il y a un dieu pour les ivrognes) is a 1907 French short silent film by Georges Méliès. The film, of which only a fragment is known to survive, centered on a drunkard whose family is saved from violence, and who finally is able to give up his alcoholism, thanks to a series of happy accidents. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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