Synopsis
Ladislas Starewicz's 1933 stop-motion film: a toy dog sets out to fetch an orange for a sick girl and falls among the devil's night-time revels. Complete with soundtrack; Starewicz moved the puppets during exposure to blur fast movement and used rear-screen projection.
Synopsis, reviewed
Details
- Running time
- 25 minutes
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · Amazing film · Kenneth Atherton · 2008-11-04
I first saw the "Devil's Ball" sequence on the TV show Night Flight many years ago. I think I was half asleep when I saw it, but the music and the animation left a lasting impression on me. The ball has a beautiful, surreal quality that feels like a fevered dream from the distant past. I was ecstatic to find the whole film on archive.org. I never thought I'd see it again. I find the film is best watched in a quiet, dark room (probably alone) in order to appreciate the strange and wonderful atmosphere without any distractions.
★★★★★ · Best Movie To Date · cosmicfabric · 2010-06-08
I absolutely LOVE this movie!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Very happy to have found it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
★★★★★ · Public Domain? · thesickrose · 2016-06-17
Is this film in the Public Domain?
★★★★ · A MAGICAL GEM · SQuiRMiN' VeRMiN' · 2011-06-28
DO YA' THINK 'TIM BURTON' OR THE PEOPLE WHO MADE "TOY STORY" EVER SAW THIS . . . NAHHH ! ?