A scientist's invisible ray freezes Paris into immobility.A scientist's invisible ray freezes Paris into immobility.A scientist's invisible ray freezes Paris into immobility.
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- TriviaThis film is featured on the Criterion Collection DVD for Under the Roofs of Paris (1930).
- GoofsEverybody in Paris is supposed to be immovable. However, when the group goes back up to the Eiffel tower, a car can be seen driving through the streets of Paris in the background.
- Alternate versionsThere is an Italian edition of this film on DVD, distributed by DNA Srl (2 Films on a single DVD). The film has been re-edited with the contribution of film historian Riccardo Cusin. This version is also available for streaming on some platforms.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Fejezetek a film történetéböl: Az európai film kezdetei (1989)
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Cute and imaginative short film from Rene Clair
When a man awakens from his nightly sleep and leaves his quarters atop the Eiffel Tower, he discovers all of Paris is empty. After wandering for a bit, he finds that the people haven't vanished, they are all frozen in place like statues. He joins up with a merry band of people that land in an airplane, and they have fun in the empty city. Eventually, though, things start to turn ugly, and they need to get to the bottom of what happened to the city.
This is an early version of films like I Am Legend, in the sense that one of the chief joys is seeing a normally bustling city like Paris devoid of movement. Clair managed several impressive shots of empty streets and parks, although the effect is broken occasionally by a moving boat or train in the distance. At only 35 minutes, there isn't a lot of time for things like plot development or deep characterization. The main point here is silly fun. The version I watched had the title cards in French only, but the story is clear enough from the on screen action that this doesn't prove much of a problem. This was listed in 101 Best Sci-Fi Films book.
This is an early version of films like I Am Legend, in the sense that one of the chief joys is seeing a normally bustling city like Paris devoid of movement. Clair managed several impressive shots of empty streets and parks, although the effect is broken occasionally by a moving boat or train in the distance. At only 35 minutes, there isn't a lot of time for things like plot development or deep characterization. The main point here is silly fun. The version I watched had the title cards in French only, but the story is clear enough from the on screen action that this doesn't prove much of a problem. This was listed in 101 Best Sci-Fi Films book.
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- Runtime59 minutes
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