I notcied in his review that user Hitchcoc mentions that Georges Méliès sure seemed to love putting Satan into his movies! He also loved putting dancing girls into his films and they'd start dancing for no apparent reason whatsoever! I love the films of this master filmmaker but must admit that he did have a tendency to repeat himself...which isn't surprising since he made over 500 films in only about a decade and a half!
In this film, Faust is taken to Hell by the Devil and Old Scratch takes him on a tour of the place. This is where the dancing girls appear...with ballerinas dancing about as if they are having a recital. It makes no sense at all...and you wonder why all these ballerinas end up in Hell and why they can't help but dance! Following this nonsense, the tour continues and all sorts of things appear and disappear.
In so many ways, this film uses so many techniques and images he used in other films. As a result, it sure felt familiar and dare I say a bit boring. Well made for 1903, but very far from the director's best work.
In this film, Faust is taken to Hell by the Devil and Old Scratch takes him on a tour of the place. This is where the dancing girls appear...with ballerinas dancing about as if they are having a recital. It makes no sense at all...and you wonder why all these ballerinas end up in Hell and why they can't help but dance! Following this nonsense, the tour continues and all sorts of things appear and disappear.
In so many ways, this film uses so many techniques and images he used in other films. As a result, it sure felt familiar and dare I say a bit boring. Well made for 1903, but very far from the director's best work.