Sunday 15 March 2020

Not really diabolical


Diabolical Pickpocket (1908)

Directed by Segundo de Chomon this is an early short film. A thief uses a number of magic tricks to elude the police.

Very simple in terms of concept the plot, such as it is, is a decent excuse for a number of camera tricks. The special effects are decent for the period but not ground breaking. Over all this is a good example of early cinema if not massively remarkable.

3/5

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