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* PeekABooCorpse: When the bride enters the forbidden chamber anyway, she discovers the hanging bodies of Bluebeard's previous wives.
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* PeekABooCorpse: When the bride enters the forbidden chamber anyway, she discovers the hanging bodies of Bluebeard's previous wives.wives.
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* ActingForTwo: George Melies played Bluebeard, one of the kitchen assistants, and the imp.
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Despite the film's length, it faithfully follows most of the fairy tale Literature/{{Bluebeard}}, with the major difference being the ending of the story.
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Despite the film's length, length (running for only about nine minutes), it faithfully follows most of the fairy tale Literature/{{Bluebeard}}, with the major difference being the ending of the story.
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* ActingForTwo: George Melies played Bluebeard, one of the kitchen assistants, and the imp.
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* GorgeousPeriodDress: For a short film made in the early 1900s, the costumes are a marvel to look at.
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* BeardOfEvil: Bluebeard, obviously. It's in his name.
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* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Bluebeard meets his end when one of her brothers runs his sword through him.
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* FemaleAngelMaleDemon: The devilish imp and the angel that appear in the film are portrayed as male and female respectively.
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* TheImp: The imp appears in the film to tempt the bride's curiosity and torments her after she does so.
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* TheCavalry: The bride's relatives save her from being killed by Bluebeard.
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* DeusExMachina: The bride's sister inexplicably shows up to signal for their brothers to rescue the bride.
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Bluebeard is looking for a new bride. However, the eligible daughters presented refuse to marry him because of his beard and the disappearances of his previous wives. With his wealth, though, one lady's father gladly marries his daughter to him.
Later, when Bluebeard departs for an errand, he leaves his new bride the keys, warning her not to enter one particular room. The moment he is gone, though, who could resist such temptation?
Later, when Bluebeard departs for an errand, he leaves his new bride the keys, warning her not to enter one particular room. The moment he is gone, though, who could resist such temptation?
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* ChildMarriageVeto: The bride, knowing of the rumors surrounding Bluebeard and repulsed by his beard, didn't want anything to do with him.
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* GuiltInducedNightmare: After her horrific discoveries in the chamber, the bride has a nightmare over what her husband would do to her along with keys hovering over her.
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* AdaptationalAlternateEnding: The film concludes with not only the downfall of Bluebeard at the hands of his bride's relatives, but an angel brings the murdered wives back to life.
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* AdaptationalAlternateEnding: The film concludes with not only the downfall of Bluebeard at the hands of his bride's relatives, but an angel brings the murdered wives back to life.life.
* BackFromTheDead: After Bluebeard meets his doom, his murdered wives were given a second chance at life and find new husbands for themselves.
* TheBluebeard: Three guesses who it is.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Bluebeard presents himself as a respectable, wealthy man of nobility and power, but he demonstrates instances of a nasty temper when something happens to set him off and expresses the will to kill his new bride.
* PeekABooCorpse: When the bride enters the forbidden chamber anyway, she discovers the hanging bodies of Bluebeard's previous wives.
* BackFromTheDead: After Bluebeard meets his doom, his murdered wives were given a second chance at life and find new husbands for themselves.
* TheBluebeard: Three guesses who it is.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Bluebeard presents himself as a respectable, wealthy man of nobility and power, but he demonstrates instances of a nasty temper when something happens to set him off and expresses the will to kill his new bride.
* PeekABooCorpse: When the bride enters the forbidden chamber anyway, she discovers the hanging bodies of Bluebeard's previous wives.
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''Blue Beard'', or ''Barbe Bleu'', is a French short silent film directed by George Melies in 1901.
Despite the film's length, it faithfully follows most of the fairy tale Literature/{{Bluebeard}}, the major difference being the ending of the story.
!!''Blue Beard'' forbids you from opening these tropes:
* AdaptationalAlternateEnding: The film concludes with not only the downfall of Bluebeard at the hands of his bride's relatives, but an angel brings the murdered wives back to life.
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''Blue Beard'', or ''Barbe Bleu'', is a French short silent film directed by George Melies in 1901.
Despite the film's length, it faithfully follows most of the fairy tale Literature/{{Bluebeard}}, the major difference being the ending of the story.
!!''Blue Beard'' forbids you from opening these tropes:
* AdaptationalAlternateEnding: The film concludes with not only the downfall of Bluebeard at the hands of his bride's relatives, but an angel brings the murdered wives back to life.
