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L'Homme à la tête en caoutchouc
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L'Homme à la tête en caoutchouc

1901
Comedy
Fantasy
Short Film
3m
A chemist in his laboratory places upon a table his own head, alive; then fixing upon his head a rubber tube with a pair of bellows, he begins to blow with all his might. Immediately the head increases in size and continues to enlarge until it becomes truly colossal while making faces... (imdb)
Directed by:
Georges Méliès Georges Méliès
Starring:
Georges Méliès Georges Méliès
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Genres:
Comedy, Fantasy
AKAs:
Man With the Head in the Cabinet, The, The India Rubber Head
Country:
France
Language:
None
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L'Homme à la tête en caoutchouc

1901
Comedy
Fantasy
Short Film
3m
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tobiaTobia
Rated 23 Jan 2008
80
85th
Genius.
Rated 23 Jan 2008
suture_selfSuture Self
Rated 09 Jul 2008
8
80th
Melies certainly has a fantastic imagination. Hilarious short, although not quite as good as A Trip to the Moon.
Rated 09 Jul 2008
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 26 Apr 2008
79
57th
The editing is impressive, but it's the genuine comedy that makes it special.
Rated 26 Apr 2008
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 19 Mar 2012
69
73rd
Almost everything else from the period seems to be people filming other people walking around. More evidence that Méliès was light years ahead of everyone else making films at the time.
Rated 19 Mar 2012
hotsakehotsake
Rated 13 Mar 2017
35
13th
It's a fun short but it's a bit long for a one trick short.
Rated 13 Mar 2017
farzanFarzan
Rated 13 Aug 2007
79
73rd
Funny.
Rated 13 Aug 2007
magbMagb
Rated 23 Feb 2007
80
61st
This is genuinely funny stuff. I can only imagine what a 1901 audience must've thought when they saw that disembodied head. Méliès must've had some hilarious conversations with people who were at a complete loss about how the hell he accomplished this.
Rated 23 Feb 2007
shmendrekShmendrek
Rated 18 Nov 2008
4
83rd
Not only are the effects great for their time, this also has an original premise and a great payoff at the end. One of the best films I've seen from this period.
Rated 18 Nov 2008
cinemahellcinema_hell
Rated 08 Feb 2009
75
46th
He already did something like that on "Four Heads Better Than One", in 1898.
Rated 08 Feb 2009
jpfergusonJPFerguson
Rated 16 Aug 2021
45
20th
Gives a whole new meaning to 'getting a big head'. The premise should have delivered a funnier film than is presented, perhaps Méliès was just having an off day (it needed more manic energy).
Rated 16 Aug 2021
joojooJooJoo
Rated 18 Jul 2010
5
80th
I should be sick of this floating head stuff already but I'm not.
Rated 18 Jul 2010
anomalyAnomaly
Rated 26 Jan 2013
80
75th
Méliès rules.
Rated 26 Jan 2013
fredericg54frederic_g54
Rated 25 Dec 2011
7
57th
Holy multiple exposure Batman!
Rated 25 Dec 2011
sebbysebby
Rated 13 Jul 2010
65
58th
One of the better early shorts. Imaginative and fun.
Rated 13 Jul 2010
petrostserPetrosTser
Rated 17 Dec 2010
70
69th
Quite funny and a technical miracle.
Rated 17 Dec 2010
barraocBarraoc
Rated 23 Sep 2016
70
64th
Experiments with disembodied heads and perspective this time. Méliès was leagues ahead of the competition. Great ending too!
Rated 23 Sep 2016
mwgerbmwgerb
Rated 12 Jan 2012
51
45th
Legitimately funny. It's a bit ridiculous how much better Méliès was than any other turn-of-the-century filmmaker.
Rated 12 Jan 2012
killerbobbKillerBobb
Rated 11 Jul 2010
58
29th
Such a simple premise & so very short but genuinely funny.
Rated 11 Jul 2010
djrossdjross
Rated 25 Aug 2015
60
62nd
Early version of SCANNERS. Méliès undoubtedly paved the way for the Hollywood dream factory, not despite but because his cinema is so consciously constructed with the idea of being a magically entertaining diversion.
Rated 25 Aug 2015
stainStain
Rated 08 Oct 2010
80
68th
Fun!
Rated 08 Oct 2010
andreasthauAndreasThau
Rated 21 Mar 2011
70
59th
A typical Meliés, always bringing a smile to your face.
Rated 21 Mar 2011
tathieltathiel
Rated 02 Sep 2010
80
67th
Méliès is one of the early great filmmakers, and this short tells you exactly why.
Rated 02 Sep 2010
begoniabolbegoniabol
Rated 26 Dec 2011
80
79th
1901? Amazing!
Rated 26 Dec 2011
randallodimRandallODim
Rated 27 Aug 2014
84
71st
A fun piece from the cinema of attractions. Melies was a master of film magic.
Rated 27 Aug 2014
nandorizzinandorizzi
Rated 26 Feb 2009
75
71st
Quite interesting historically.
Rated 26 Feb 2009
rihreyrihrey
Rated 10 Mar 2022
61
79th
i think the head is no more
Rated 10 Mar 2022

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Directed by:
Georges Méliès Georges Méliès
Starring:
Georges Méliès Georges Méliès
More
Genres:
Comedy, Fantasy
AKAs:
Man With the Head in the Cabinet, The, The India Rubber Head
Country:
France
Language:
None
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