Thursday, December 8, 2011

theloudestvoice:

Georges Méliès (December 8, 1861 - January 21, 1938) as the chemist in his film The India Rubber Head (The Man With the Rubber Head), 1901

IMDb:

“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. The chemist, fearing to burst it, opens a cock in the tube. The head immediately contracts and resumes its original size. He then calls his assistant and informs him of his discovery. The assistant, wishing to experiment for himself, seizes the bellows and blows into the head with all his might. The head swells until it bursts with a crash, knocking over the two experimenters.”

View the entire film here.

I’ve seen this before!

Posted at 10:24 PM 169 notes Reblogged from pickurselfup

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    Just missed it, but yesterday- Dec 8th- was Georges Méliès’ 150th birthday!
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    View the entire film here.
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    I’ve seen this before!
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