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FRANCE · 1908

Hallucinations pharmaceutiques ou le Truc de potard

Georges Méliès
European Art Cinema drug use hallucinations chemistry magic surrealism
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Synopsis

There's a chemistry lab, in which one or two people ingest the wrong drug -- apparently -- and have a seriously bad trip. Then there's this wizard in his cave, and a fairy appears -- then there's this massive feast with about a dozen people. Then it ends.

Year1908
CountryFrance
DirectorGeorges Méliès
MovementEuropean Art Cinema
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