Le Tonneau des danaïdes
Georges Méliès
Prod.: Star Film 35 mm. D.: 1’17’’. Bn.
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T. it.: Italian title. T. int.: International title. T. alt.: Alternative title. Sog.: Story. Scen.: Screenplay. F.: Cinematography. M.: Editing. Scgf.: Set Design. Mus.: Music. Int.: Cast. Prod.: Production Company. L.: Length. D.: Running Time. f/s: Frames per second. Bn.: Black e White. Col.: Color. Da: Print source
Film Notes
In the middle of the set there is a barrel resting on a platform surrounded by eight women and a man. The man demonstrates that there is no space between the barrel and the ground, yet he manages to put all eight girls in the barrel without it ever appearing to be full. At the end, the magician turns the barrel upside down and shows the audience that it is, in fact, “full of nothing”.