As I write this, HBO MAX is offering an assortment of early film shorts by noted French director Georges Méliès under it's TCM hub. I've seen a few and they're nothing short of creative and original from this early film pioneer. As noted by a handful of other reviewers here, an assortment of characters come to life and interact with one another as they emerge from a wall of posters, playing havoc with each other and with passers-by on the street. A handful of policemen arrive on scene in what might be considered an early precursor to the Keystone Kops. My only regret after seeing two other works by director Georges Méliès, "Whimsical Illusions" and "The Infernal Cauldron", is that the film cells were not hand painted in the vibrant color palette that the other two were rendered. Even so, this is a lively picture and will make you smile with it's exuberant antics.
Review of The Hilarious Posters
