George Melies - "the Merry Frolics of Satan" (1906)

[bittermelonpro]

Love those quirky special effects!

[watchoutbambi]

Beautiful.

[SuspenseSmith]

So this is where that part in Fantasia came from... that's awesome.

[SERABELMO]

@SuspenseSmith which part of fantasia??

[SuspenseSmith]

@SERABELMO the "Night on Bald Mountain" scene has a lot of similarities to this.

[RGreyPhotoartdesign]

1906... y nos creemos creativos.....



[POPACHELLI]

odd and interesting at the same time.

[69LivingDead69]

Yes.

[shaneyseano]

CREEPY!

[Flaghorn]

Beautiful work!

[rriverstone1]

weird how astronomy gets associated with satan, huh? beautiful film sure wish someone would restore it.

[tims44]

Awesome stuff.

[Breezy2000uk]

sounds stupid to say it like this, but the colour looks so realistic in places, and very consistent given the hand painting. Spectacular work, especially in 1906!

[POPACHELLI]

VERY ODD LITTLE FILM.

[AmericanEvita]

Why was Melies so interested in Satan/The Devil as subject matter in his films ? Besides this, there's also the one about the Devil in a Convent. Those turn of the century 1900's folks were really into the occult! The imagey is so bizarre but yet beautiful

[TraitorX]

hey, its not that Melies was so interested in Satan, its just that Melies was interested in the fantasy genre, the crazy, the unique, the awe inspiring he adored characters that he could really explore and use to make his films visually interesting. now if your looking for a contriversial and interesting character, look no further than SATAN! Melies just wanted to excite his audience!

[namaste91]

Me as a film fanatic,I am excessive excited.

[PetraHartlova]

Now THIS is awesome. i love the carriage.

[AliceJasperLover]

This movie and others by Georges Melies is featured in a book about Georges Melies called " The Invention of Hugo Cabret" It is awesome!

[SuspenseSmith]

@AliceJasperLover which has now been made into a film of its own by Scorsese.