Une histoire roulante

Une histoire roulante (1906)

*** (out of 4)

Alice Guy directed this two-minute short, which has an unlucky guy climbing into a large barrell, which soon rolls downhill and causes all sorts of trouble for unsuspecting people. This French film obviously isn't as funny today as it was when it was released but there's no question that it still has enough charm to work today. I'm not going to sit here and say that this was an original idea as there had been other films dealing with the subject matter but this one here was rather creative and especially with its nice use of editing to make sure the barrell did a lot more damage. The film was well-shot for what it was and fans of early cinema should enjoy it.