Lempire des sens

Explore our selection of movies and TV shows lempire des sens

poster Extraordinary Illusions
Extraordinary Illusions
2mn - Comedy
Pioneer filmmaker Georges Méliès performs his cine-magic act.
poster The Roman Orgy
The Roman Orgy
8mn - History, Drama
The tyrant Emperor Heliogabalus lives a life of debauchery and set lions loose among his guests.
poster The Eclipse: Courtship of the Sun and Moon
The Eclipse: Courtship of the Sun and Moon
(3.2/5)
9mn - Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
In this film, Méliès concocts a combination fairy- and morality tale about the foolishness of trying to look too deeply into the workings of an unstable and inscrutable universe. At a medieval school, an …
poster The Imperceptible Transmutations
The Imperceptible Transmutations
2mn -
This shows a prince entering upon the stage of the King's private theatre. He is about to do a few mystifying tricks for the amusement of the court.
poster LĂ©once Loves Morels
LĂ©once Loves Morels
(2.8/5)
14mn -
A photogenic Partie de campagne with LĂ©once looking for mushrooms! A nice prestation by Poupette Suzanne Le Bret and a nice little fantasy.
poster A Spectre Haunts Europe
A Spectre Haunts Europe
70mn - Drama
Set in an imaginary land where the threat of revolution spurs the Emperor to seek exile in one of the most distant parts of his realm. There he meets Elka, the daughter of a revolutionary who has been ban…
poster A Mesmerian Experiment
A Mesmerian Experiment
3mn - Fantasy
A magician creates a troupe of dancers out of thin air.
poster Fantasmagorie
Fantasmagorie
(3.5/5)
2mn - Animation
An animated film by French auteur Émile Cohl, one of the earliest examples of hand-drawn film animation. Drawing inspiration from J. Stuart Blackton and the Incoherents of club Hydropathes, the film, with…
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 Marvellous Wreath
The Marvellous Wreath
3mn - Fantasy
A magician performs tricks with a marvelous wreath.
poster Tit-for-Tat
Tit-for-Tat
(3.1/5)
5mn - Fantasy
An entomologist guilty of trying to capture rare insects is condemned to be pinned on a giant cork.
poster Faust
Faust
18mn - Drama, Fantasy
Dr Faust is continually obsessed with his quest for knowledge and absolute pleasure. One day, the demon Mephistopheles appears to him in his study in human guise and offers him a deal: a lifetime of total…
poster The Astronomer's Dream
The Astronomer's Dream
3mn - Fantasy
An astronomer has a terrifying dream.
poster The Tenth Symphony
The Tenth Symphony
(3/5)
94mn - Drama
Composer Enrid Damor knows nothing of the past life of his new wife Eve Dinant : she lived as a debauchee with an adventurer, Fred Ryce. Fred Ryce meets Damor's daughter, Claire, and tries to marries her.…
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 Prophetess of Thebes
The Prophetess of Thebes
2mn - Fantasy
Partially lost film. One of the kings of ancient Thebes enters the abode of an astrologer and demands that he be told his future. The former utterly refuses to forecast the coming events of his sovereign,…
poster Ballet MĂ©canique
Ballet MĂ©canique
19mn - Documentary, Fantasy
A pulsing, kaleidoscope of images set to an energetic soundtrack. This is a world in motion, dominated by mechanical and repetitive images, with a few moments of solitude in a garden.
poster The Gold Obsession
The Gold Obsession
7mn - Fantasy, Comedy
An artist is painting the portrait of a young woman dressed in a country costume in his attic studio. The landlord demands the rent, but the artist has no money. The model tries to comfort him, but he thr…
poster Faust in the Underworld
Faust in the Underworld
7mn - Fantasy
The German legend of a scholar's unholy pact with the Devil would have been very familiar to most moviegoers (at least European ones), so Georges Méliès' early cinematic treatment likely got away with sim…
poster An Artist's Dream
An Artist's Dream
1mn - Comedy, Fantasy
The scene opens in the interior of an artist's studio. Mephisto appears mysteriously and signals the pictures to come to life. They step down from the frames and walk forward, admiring their costumes. Mep…
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