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poster A Nymph of the Waves

A Nymph of the Waves

1mn - Documentary

A woman in ballet slippers wearing a large white hat and a long white dress - with ruffles, puffy sleeves and petticoats - dances across water with roiling waves behind her. She holds the edges of the ski…

poster The Mermaid

The Mermaid

A magician conjures up a mermaid while fishing.

poster The Enchanted Pond

The Enchanted Pond

In an outdoor setting, a magician makes pond nymphs and frog people appear out of water and thin air.

poster 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

10mn - Adventure, Fantasy

The film, a parody of the novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne, follows a fisherman, Yves, who dreams of traveling by submarine to the bottom of the ocean, where he encounters both r…

poster The Mystery of the Leaping Fish

The Mystery of the Leaping Fish

25mn - Mystery, Comedy, Crime

Coke Ennyday, the scientific detective, divides his time into periods of "Sleep", "Eat", "Dope" and "Drinks". In fact, he overcomes every situation with drugs: consuming cocaine to increase his energy or …

poster A Mesmerian Experiment

A Mesmerian Experiment

A magician creates a troupe of dancers out of thin air.

poster Aquarium

Aquarium

1mn - Documentary

Different species of fish and frogs, inside an aquarium.

poster Fishing for Goldfish

Fishing for Goldfish

1mn - Documentary

A man, holding a baby up in his hands, is standing next to a fishbowl. The baby is trying, in vain, to catch a goldfish with her bare hands.

poster Saut à la couverte

Saut à la couverte

1mn - Documentary

Jumping the Blanket.

poster The Sprinkler Sprinkled

The Sprinkler Sprinkled

A gardener is watering his flowers, when a mischievous boy sneaks up behind his back, and puts a foot on the water hose. The gardener is surprised and looks into the nozzle to find out why the water has s…

poster Chaise en bascule

Chaise en bascule

Vaudeville comedians Foottit and Chocolat hop and dance around and occasionally fight.

poster Swimming in the Sea

Swimming in the Sea

1mn - Documentary

Several little boys run along a pier, then jump into the ocean.

Manfish

88mn - Adventure

Three deep sea divers get involved in murder while searching for a lost treasure.

poster Interrupted Bathers

Interrupted Bathers

1mn - Crime, Comedy

Three girls are taking a bath in a quiet, shady spot along a beautiful stream. Another young lady in bathing attire reclines on the bank. The latter suddenly discovers two hoboes coming toward the bathers…

poster Hypocrites

Hypocrites

The story of St. Gabriel, who was killed by an ignorant mob for making a nude statue representing Purity, who is also represented by a ghostly naked girl that flits through the film.

poster The Drawing Lesson

The Drawing Lesson

In a corner of the garden we see an ornamental fountain. An old professor comes along, looking for a nice spot where he can teach his pupils. Finding the fountain to his liking he goes after his scholars.…

poster Snowball Fight

Snowball Fight

1mn - Documentary, Comedy

Wintertime in Lyon. About a dozen people, men and women, are having a snowball fight in the middle of a tree-lined street. The cyclist coming along the road becomes the target of opportunity. He falls off…

poster Fantasmagorie

Fantasmagorie

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 An Impossible Balancing Feat

An Impossible Balancing Feat

A magician along with three doppelgangers perform an elaborate balancing act.

poster The Impossible Voyage

The Impossible Voyage

20mn - Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

Using every known means of transportation, several savants from the Geographic Society undertake a journey through the Alps to the Sun which finishes under the sea.

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