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Jupiter's Thunderbolts

19034 minFrance
FantasyComedy

Synopsis

Jupiter tries to summon the Muses, but his thunderbolts first need repairs. Once the arts begin competing for attention, he discovers that controlling the resulting commotion is harder than assembling the performers.

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Original language
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs
3:53
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No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

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Wikimedia Commons · https://archive.org/details/silentfilmhouse_videos · Public domain

Cast

DirectorsGeorges Méliès

Historical context

Méliès treats classical mythology as comic material. The gods' powers behave like unreliable stage equipment, bringing an imposing divine setting down to the level of an unruly performance.

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  • Georges Méliès — Georges Méliès; Publicity materials for an exhibition at La Caixa Foundation: http://press.lacaixa.es/socialprojects/exhibiton-georges-melies-magic-of-cinema-caixaforum-barcelona-eng__816-c-17952__.html · Public domain

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