''Watering the Flowers'' () was an 1896 French silent short
comedy film
The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...
directed by
Georges Méliès
Marie-Georges-Jean Méliès ( , ; 8 December 1861 – 21 January 1938) was a French magic (illusion), magician, toymaker, actor, and filmmaker. He led many technical and narrative developments in the early days of film, cinema, primarily in th ...
. It was released by Méliès's company
Star Film and is numbered 6 in its catalogues.
The film was made in imitation of the more famous
Louis Lumière film ''
L'Arroseur Arrosé''. It is currently presumed
lost.
See also
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List of lost films
For this list of lost films, a lost film is defined as one of which no part of a print is known to have survived. For films in which any portion of the footage remains (including trailers), see List of incomplete or partially lost films.
Reas ...
References
External links
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''L'Arroseur'' at SilentEra
1896 films
1896 comedy films
1896 short films
1890s French films
1890s lost films
Films directed by Georges Méliès
French black-and-white films
Lost comedy short films
Lost French films
Silent French comedy short films
Lost silent films
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