La delicatesse

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poster Camille

Camille

72mn - Drama, Romance

Camille is a courtesan in Paris. She falls deeply in love with a young man of promise, Armand Duval. When Armand's father begs her not to ruin his hope of a career and position by marrying Armand, she acq…

poster Le ménage moderne du Madame Butterfly

Le ménage moderne du Madame Butterfly

Le Ménage moderne du Madame Butterfly is a bisexual, hardcore pornographic film from France. It is notable for being the earliest known adult film to incorporate bisexual and homosexual intercourse. It in…

poster The Gay Shoe Clerk

The Gay Shoe Clerk

1mn - Comedy, Romance

A woman being fitted for shoes exposes her ankle to the shoe clerk, who is intrigued. He kisses her, but her chaperone hits him with her umbrella.

poster The Price of Beauty

The Price of Beauty

Countess von Würzen is of a certain age, but she still captivates the men she meets on her way. When her daughter Elsa announces her engagement to the young, handsome Leopold von Raven, the countess sudde…

poster A Pair of Tights

A Pair of Tights

Two girls are invited by one of the girls boy-friend's tight boss for dinner. On the way they stop for a cheap ice-cream. But swinging doors, ventilators, cops and a brat make it nearly impossible to get …

poster A Moonlight Serenade

A Moonlight Serenade

3mn - Fantasy, Romance, Comedy

Pierrot goes to the house of his love to serenade her, but her father kicks him out. Soon the moon and its goddess Diana come towards the man and offers him something better.

poster Whimsical Illusions

Whimsical Illusions

5mn - Comedy, Fantasy

In this hand-colored short, a magician and his assistant do a series of magic tricks, including making potted plants appear, among others. Melies played the magician, and the actor Manuel played his assis…

poster The Kleptomaniac

The Kleptomaniac

A well-dressed woman leaves her home and takes a carriage to a department store. While she is in the store, she steals several items, and is caught by store employees. Meanwhile, a poor woman with two sma…

poster Salomé

Salomé

Based on Oscar Wilde's version of the story, what is noteworthy is the sheer luxury of the production, an attempt to capture the wild and weird Aubrey Beardsley illustrations that transfigure the work. Th…

poster Flower Fairy

Flower Fairy

A little flower film by Gaston Velle.

poster The Dying Swan

The Dying Swan

After being betrayed by her playboy lover, a heartbroken mute young woman joins a ballet company; during a performance of “The Dying Swan,” she enraptures a painter obsessed with portraying death genuinel…

poster The Living Playing Cards

The Living Playing Cards

poster The Lilliputian Minuet

The Lilliputian Minuet

1mn - Comedy, Fantasy

The film, of which only fragments are known to survive, features Méliès as a magician making playing-card figures come to life in miniature.

poster The Kiss

The Kiss

1mn - Drama, Romance

They get ready to kiss, begin to kiss, and kiss in a way that brings down the house every time.

poster Petit frère et petite sœur

Petit frère et petite sœur

1mn - Documentary, Family

In a grove, a small boy and a small girl are dancing together.

poster Bliss

Bliss

A counterfeit count is aided in his courtship of the heroine by her father who is overwhelmed by his "title."

poster The Faded Lilies

The Faded Lilies

A disfigured violinist mistakes a token of appreciation for a love bouquet. When he realizes his mistake, he loses his mind.

poster The Diligent Orderly

The Diligent Orderly

A comedic short about a clumsy valet.

poster The Microscopic Dancer

The Microscopic Dancer

2mn - Fantasy, Comedy

“This is an absolutely new and extraordinary subject. A juggler takes in succession about a dozen eggs out of his servant's mouth. He breaks all the eggs into a hat, and after having beaten them up after …

poster Picking Peaches

Picking Peaches

22mn - Comedy, Animation

A series of sketches with a shoe clerk, his wife, and his extra-curricular activities. The shoe clerk steps out on his wife with one of his customers. Both his wife and the woman's husband catch them when…

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