Simple Simon's Surprise Party (1904)

Original title

Les Invités de M. Latourte

Directed by

Georges Méliès

Genre

silent film

Country

France

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A married couple plan a birthday dinner for the wife and hire a chef. The devil disguises himself as the cook and uses a magic basket to produce a full table and chairs for the arriving guests. Just as everyone starts to eat, the whole feast vanishes in flames, sending the confused partygoers running off.

whimsicalplayfulsurrealfast-pacedfarcicalmagicalchaoticamusing

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