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A Phrenological Burlesque (1901)
Directed by Georges Méliès
Comedy, Fantasy
The film poked fun at phrenology—a highly popular 19th-century pseudoscience that claimed a person's skull shape and "bumps" could determine their intelligence, personality, and criminal traits. By 1901, it was a frequent target for satire and comedy. The narrative followed a phrenologist who is suddenly attacked by an enormous, living human skull.
Cast
Georges Méliès
Crew
- Director
- Georges Méliès
Details
- Original title
- Phrénologie burlesque
- Release date
- 1901-08-27
- Genres
- Comedy, Fantasy
- Original language
- FR
- Spoken languages
- No Language
- Countries
- France
- Production
- Star Film