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Barbe-bleue

1901
Drama
Crime
Short Film
12m
Lord Bluebeard is looking for a woman to become his eighth wife, as his first seven wives have all passed away. His great wealth persuades one father to give his daughter's hand to him. She reluctantly marries him, and after a lavish wedding feast she begins her new life in his castle. One day as Bluebeard is going away on a journey, he warns his wife never to go into a certain room. When her curiosity finally gets the best of her, she realizes that she has placed herself in great danger. (imdb)
Directed by:
Georges Méliès Georges Méliès
Written by:
Georges Méliès Georges Méliès Charles Perrault Charles Perrault
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Starring:
Bleuette Bernon Jeanne d'Alcy Georges Méliès Georges Méliès
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Genres:
Drama, Crime, Fantasy
AKAs:
Barbe bleue, Bluebeard
Country:
France
Language:
None
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Barbe-bleue

1901
Drama
Crime
Short Film
12m
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peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 04 Mar 2010
84
77th
Really quite impressive. Méliès is possibly the best of the early cinema directors and he show why here, blending his trademark visual trickery with an amusing and well told story.
Rated 04 Mar 2010
jpfergusonJPFerguson
Rated 12 Aug 2021
70
74th
Wedded bliss, I think not. This is disturbing, fantastical and hilarious among many other things. It's Méliès after all. The sets and costumes are spectacular - the oversized food and beverages are a favourite of mine - and are matched by performances full of manic energy which are punctuated with moments of deathly stillness. The room full of hanging corpses - don't open the door! - is one of the great reveals in cinema.
Rated 12 Aug 2021
joojooJooJoo
Rated 19 Jul 2010
5
80th
set designs are stunning / love the fantasy element here / probably my favorite of Méliès.
Rated 19 Jul 2010
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 19 Mar 2012
67
57th
Like most of Méliès longer films, there is still plenty to enjoy, they just don't work as well as the short ones.
Rated 19 Mar 2012
hotsakehotsake
Rated 09 Jun 2017
56
44th
A fun and interesting if simple retelling of the French folktale. The film takes a lot of liberties with the stories but it's still gruesome for the time.
Rated 09 Jun 2017
killerbobbKillerBobb
Rated 07 Sep 2010
58
29th
A totally surprising & different style of film than I was expecting from Méliès, it's a horror story! A pretty weak first half drags the film down but the last couple of minutes are brilliant & I love how he peppers the film with all his different camera-tricks, utilising them to their fullest to tell the tale in an interesting way.
Rated 07 Sep 2010
stainStain
Rated 21 Oct 2010
40
23rd
Just... too boring. They were just learning how to make movies back then, so this is so primitive compared to what we are used today
Rated 21 Oct 2010
mentaculusMentaculus
Rated 07 Oct 2009
68
48th
The second half is much better than the first half - sitting through it yields a lot of reward.
Rated 07 Oct 2009

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