A Story Well Spun

A Story Well Spun

Directed by Alice Guy Blaché • 1906 • France

In this pun-titled Gaumont comedy, a man rests in a barrel that gets pushed down a hill. The ensuing short is an advanced study on cinematic space and captures the continuity of motion as the rolling barrel moves from location to location, violently hurtling into people.

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A Story Well Spun
  • A Story Well Spun

    Directed by Alice Guy Blaché • 1906 • France

    In this pun-titled Gaumont comedy, a man rests in a barrel that gets pushed down a hill. The ensuing short is an advanced study on cinematic space and captures the continuity of motion as the rolling barrel moves from location to location, violently h...