A Nightmare
About A Nightmare
A man goes to bed and dreams. A woman appears and changes into a demon. A huge grinning moon comes through the scene. Georges Méliès plays the sleeper. Jehanne d'Alcy is on the catalog cast. The French title is Le cauchemar.
Cast & crew
More about A Nightmare
Star Film catalog number 82, advertised as a scène fantastique. It was shot outdoors in the garden of Méliès's property in Montreuil, with painted scenery. Wikidata times it at 1 minute and also lists 1897. Méliès produced and edited it. A copy is on Wikimedia Commons.
Themes
Look
The short was photographed outside in Montreuil, in front of painted scenery.
Preservation
A copy is on Wikimedia Commons.
Notes
- The set is a garden with painted flats, not a studio room.
- Méliès is the man in the bed.
- The Commons file uses the French title.
Scenes
- The woman turns into a demon, and a grinning moon pushes into the dream.
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (Le Cauchemar)
