La menagerie de verre

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poster Aquarium
Aquarium
(2.6/5)
1mn - Documentary
Different species of fish and frogs, inside an aquarium.
poster Rentrée à l'étable
Rentrée à l'étable
(2.6/5)
1mn - Documentary
Geneva (Exhibition 1896): back to the barn.
poster The Magic Lantern
The Magic Lantern
5mn - Fantasy
Two impish clowns construct a magic lantern. They prop it up at an angle, and use it to project pictures onto a wall. When the picture show ends, they open up the lantern to reveal a group of dancing girl…
poster Onésime Loves Animals
Onésime Loves Animals
(2.8/5)
6mn - Comedy
Looking after his aunt and uncle's house when they're away, animal lover Onésime turns it into a hospital for sick animals.
poster Miniature Theatre
Miniature Theatre
(2.9/5)
5mn - Comedy, Animation
Three young children set up a table, and on the table is placed a miniature stage. The stage curtain opens, a carpet appears, and then the carpet unrolls by itself. Two puppet figures then come out and be…
poster The Inexhaustible Barrel
The Inexhaustible Barrel
5mn - Comedy
Wonderful trick film about two young girls and their magical barrel. Live animals and superb clothing keep jumping miraculously out of the barrel.
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 Marvellous Wreath
The Marvellous Wreath
3mn - Fantasy
A magician performs tricks with a marvelous wreath.
poster Le goûter des bébés
Le goûter des bébés
1mn - Documentary
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 Living Flowers
Living Flowers
(2.7/5)
4mn - Fantasy
Gaston Velle's 'Les Fleurs Animées' was screened by the Australian-based Corrick Family Entertainers as part of their variety act. In their advertising the Corricks described the detailed, hand-coloured p…
poster Glass Half
Glass Half
(3.5/5)
3mn -
Two amateur art critics meet in a gallery and argue passionately about the pieces they see, until finally they find a piece on which they can agree...
poster The Living Playing Cards
The Living Playing Cards
3mn - Fantasy
poster Wintergartenprogramm
Wintergartenprogramm
(2.9/5)
7mn -
On 1 November 1895, the brothers Max and Emil Skladanowsky presented their pioneer film work and legendary Bioscop program in Berlin′s Wintergarten Theater. With live musical accompaniment, the compilatio…
poster The Blue Bird
The Blue Bird
(3.5/5)
75mn - Drama, Fantasy
Peasant children Mytyl and Tyltyl are led on a magical quest for the fabulous Blue Bird of Happiness by the fairy Berylune. On their journey, they're accompanied by the anthropomorphized presences of a Do…
poster The Diabolical Church Window
The Diabolical Church Window
7mn - Fantasy
Here we have an old scholar/alchemist brooding over a book, challenged by the devil, and going through the familiar sorcery to create a woman by throwing pieces of clothing against a stain-glass church wi…
poster The Enchanted Sedan Chair
The Enchanted Sedan Chair
3mn - Fantasy
A fine magician of the Royal Court materialises an elegant attire from a transparent glass container, and then, a refined dandy appears, as an ornate palanquin is summoned. Now, what does the illusionist …
poster The Astronomer's Dream
The Astronomer's Dream
3mn - Fantasy
An astronomer has a terrifying dream.
poster Flower Fairy
Flower Fairy
1mn - Fantasy
A little flower film by Gaston Velle.
poster A Mesmerian Experiment
A Mesmerian Experiment
3mn - Fantasy
A magician creates a troupe of dancers out of thin air.
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