One of the very first miniseries in the history of cinema centers on a character named Rip van Winkle (Joseph Jefferson) standing as a symbol for the Revolutionary War. The whole think was shot as eight clips in 1896 already, each half a minute long, and edited into a feature movie of 4 minutes in 1903, 2 years before its main protagonist's death. Which means that Jefferson was almost 70 years old in those clips, which I find a bit hard to believe.
Anyway, van Winkle falls victim to his desire for booth when he drinks a mysterious beverage offered by a group of dwarfs which puts him into a 20-year-lasting sleep. When he wakes up, he's an old man already (there he actually looks Jefferson's true age) struggling to even walk.
I'd really only recommend it to those interested in the very early years of cinema. And even there you'll find more significant and watch-worthy projects than this one.
Anyway, van Winkle falls victim to his desire for booth when he drinks a mysterious beverage offered by a group of dwarfs which puts him into a 20-year-lasting sleep. When he wakes up, he's an old man already (there he actually looks Jefferson's true age) struggling to even walk.
I'd really only recommend it to those interested in the very early years of cinema. And even there you'll find more significant and watch-worthy projects than this one.