page_title: The Man with the Rubber Head
hierarchical_section_title: The Man with the Rubber Head
caption_attribution_description: English: L'homme à la tête de caoutchouc screenshot. 1901 - public domain imageFrançais&#160;: L'homme à la tête de caoutchouc George Méliès Star Film - screenshot 1901 domaine public
context_page_description: The Man with the Rubber Head, also known as A Swelled Head, is a 1901 French short silent film by Georges Méliès. The film stars Méliès himself as an apothecary who blows a copy of his own head up to enormous dimensions, but who is unable to get his assistant to perform the stunt as expertly. The special effect of the inflated head, made with a novel combination of purpose-built moving equipment and multiple exposures, evokes the modern close-up and enjoys an iconic place among Méliès's works.
context_section_description: The Man with the Rubber Head (French: L'Homme à la tête en caoutchouc), also known as A Swelled Head, is a 1901 French short silent film by Georges Méliès. The film stars Méliès himself as an apothecary who blows a copy of his own head up to enormous dimensions, but who is unable to get his assistant to perform the stunt as expertly. The special effect of the inflated head, made with a novel combination of purpose-built moving equipment and multiple exposures, evokes the modern close-up and enjoys an iconic place among Méliès's works.
caption: A frame from the film
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