http://filmjournal.net/melies/2008/07/05/the-devil-and-the-statue/ An in-depth look at the cinema's first creative genius Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:05:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.0 http://filmjournal.net/melies/2008/07/05/the-devil-and-the-statue/#comment-640 Sun, 03 Aug 2008 08:07:19 +0000 http://filmjournal.net/melies/2008/07/05/the-devil-and-the-statue/#comment-640 The man and woman by the window at the start of the film are, I believe, supposed to be Romeo and Juliet. Presumably this is referred to in the Star-Film catalogue. Robert Hamilton Ball picks up on the reference in his <em>Shakespeare on Silent Film</em>. The man and woman by the window at the start of the film are, I believe, supposed to be Romeo and Juliet. Presumably this is referred to in the Star-Film catalogue. Robert Hamilton Ball picks up on the reference in his Shakespeare on Silent Film.

]]> http://filmjournal.net/melies/2008/07/05/the-devil-and-the-statue/#comment-586 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:59:27 +0000 http://filmjournal.net/melies/2008/07/05/the-devil-and-the-statue/#comment-586 This is a trip to Venice. The window at the left displays a view of the Canale di San Marco, complete with gondolas and wooden posts jutting out of the water. This is a trip to Venice. The window at the left displays a view of the Canale di San Marco, complete with gondolas and wooden posts jutting out of the water.

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