Jehanne d'Alcy
- Ayesha
- (as Jeanne d'Alcy)
Georges Méliès
- The Devil
- (unconfirmed)
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Georges Méliès(uncredited)
- Writer
- H. Rider Haggard(uncredited)
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A Creative Take On A Tired Genre
By 1899, the Serpentine Dance had established itself as a staple of the cinematic arts, and one might assume there was little more one could do with the concept. Georges Melies, on the other hand, was all about creativity, and he contributed to the improvement of the base concept by turning it into a narrative. Melies transforms the flowing movements of the Serpentine gown into flickering tongues of flame, alluding to a scene from H. Rider Haggard's 1887 novel, She: A History of Adventure. The demonic production design and the opening devil contribute to the proceedings' mysticism and exoticism, as the whole thing transforms into an enchanting visage. Despite this, the film as a whole is rather lacking. A fanciful display of a tired conceit is still a tired conceit, and the film's various filigree does little to save it from being an intriguing visual experience with little substance.
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- The Pillar of Fire
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- Runtime1 minute
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- 1.33 : 1
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By what name was Haggard's She: The Pillar of Fire (1899) officially released in Canada in English?
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