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The Providence of the Waves (1904)

The Providence of the Waves poster
Original title
La Providence de Notre-Dame-des-Flots
Directed by
Georges Méliès
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
France
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A poor fisherman has a dream that shows him a guardian angel watching over him. The film uses simple special effects to tell this story of hope and protection.

dreamlikesentimentalquietmelodramaticserenepensivewistfulslowdated

What happens

La Providence de Notre-Dame-des-Flots, sold in the United States as The Providence of the Waves, or the Dream of a Poor Fisherman and in Britain as The Fisher's Guardian Angel, is a 1904 silent film directed by Georges Méliès. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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