Les Quatre Cents Farces du Diable (1906) Georges Méliès

The Merry Frolics of Satan ( Les Quatre Cents Farces du Diable ) is a 1906 film by    • Georges Méliès   The engineer William Crackwork wants to go around the world at full speed and to fulfill his wish he sells his soul to the alchemist Alcofibras (Georges Méliès), who turns out to be Satan. Clackford is unaware of the alchemist's true identity and sets off on incredible adventures with his family and faithful assistant John, until Satan comes to claim his soul. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:09 - William Crackford's studio 01:30 - The alchemist Alcofibras 03:24 - The magic pills 05:07 - Crackford's house, the journey begins 08:09 - Reception in England 08:41 - Train crash in the Alps 09:10 - Arrival in the village of Monte Pipetto 10:45 - An impossible dinner 14:05 - The Astral Car and the Mythological Horse 15:08 - Takeoff along Vesuvius 15:32 - A celestial ride 17:42 - Falling from the sky 19:04 - A hell of a barbecue This film develops the themes of Méliès' poetics that already appeared in    • Le Manoir du Diable (1896) Georges Méliès   in a more mature way. By comparing these two films, we can see how Méliès learned to create increasingly sophisticated special effects that are more integrated into the narrative plot. However, this remains Méliès' weak point: his films lack a solid narrative structure that is independent of special effects. To better clarify the narrative points, we have added texts and captions that are not present in the original film. The music is by Fabio Napodano (aka It-Alien). The music tracks are taken from the album Devils Stare posted on Jamendo: https://www.jamendo.com/album/50605/d... #Méliès    / @iconaus   This Channel is intended to be a Free Video Library for all those interested in the History of Cinema and for all those who want to understand the origins of its wonderful language. Please, support us by subscribing to our Channel and sharing videos You like more.