Seein' Things (1908 film)
Seein' Things | |
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Directed by | Georges Méliès |
Starring | Georges Méliès |
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Running time | 140 meters[1] |
Country | France |
Language | Silent |
Seein' Things (French: Fin de réveillon), also known as Seeing Things, was a 1908 French short silent comedy film directed by Georges Méliès.
Plot
[edit]A partygoer (played by Méliès)[2] comes home very drunk, and finds that his drunkenness makes him see two of everything.[3]
Release and reception
[edit]The film was released by Méliès's Star Film Company and is numbered 1460–1466 in its catalogues.[1] The New York Mirror gave the film a brief review after its American release as Seeing Things in December 1909, saying that "the subject possesses a fair amount of amusing interest."[3]
The film is currently presumed lost.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Malthête, Jacques; Mannoni, Laurent (2008), L'oeuvre de Georges Méliès, Paris: Éditions de La Martinière, p. 355, ISBN 9782732437323
- ^ Malthête & Mannoni 2008, p. 275
- ^ a b "Seeing Things", The New York Dramatic Mirror, p. 17, 11 December 1909