Sunday, May 13, 2007

Le pêcheur de perles (1904)

English title: Down in the Deep or The Pearl Fisherman.
Synopsis: A man has a vision of several women while on the seashore; responding to their call, he dives into the ocean and reaches the bottom. He walks on the bottom of the ocean until he is told to enter a giant seashell and lay there. He does it and a big pearl necklace appears next to him while he is enclosed there. He is then released and goes back to the surface. He gives the necklace to his wife, who wears it. Immediately their clothes are replaced by expensive ones. They are then led to a magical place where they witness a spectacle of light and color.
Appraisal: Entertaining and visually imaginative and pleasant.

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