An unfortunate man has quite the tumble in a barrel.An unfortunate man has quite the tumble in a barrel.An unfortunate man has quite the tumble in a barrel.
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- GoofsAs the barrel is rolling down the railroad tracks toward the camera, a crew member can be seen pushing the barrel from behind.
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Une histoire roulante (1906)
*** (out of 4)
Alice Guy directed this two-minute short, which has an unlucky guy climbing into a large barrell, which soon rolls downhill and causes all sorts of trouble for unsuspecting people. This French film obviously isn't as funny today as it was when it was released but there's no question that it still has enough charm to work today. I'm not going to sit here and say that this was an original idea as there had been other films dealing with the subject matter but this one here was rather creative and especially with its nice use of editing to make sure the barrell did a lot more damage. The film was well-shot for what it was and fans of early cinema should enjoy it.
*** (out of 4)
Alice Guy directed this two-minute short, which has an unlucky guy climbing into a large barrell, which soon rolls downhill and causes all sorts of trouble for unsuspecting people. This French film obviously isn't as funny today as it was when it was released but there's no question that it still has enough charm to work today. I'm not going to sit here and say that this was an original idea as there had been other films dealing with the subject matter but this one here was rather creative and especially with its nice use of editing to make sure the barrell did a lot more damage. The film was well-shot for what it was and fans of early cinema should enjoy it.
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- Michael_Elliott
- May 24, 2018
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By what name was Une histoire roulante (1906) officially released in Canada in English?
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