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poster Conjuring
Conjuring
1mn -
The film reproduces a magic act Méliès performed at his Paris theater-of-illusions, the Théâtre Robert-Houdin. Conjuring is notable as Méliès's second film, and as his first to move beyond the actuality …
poster The Man with the Golden Arm
The Man with the Golden Arm
(3.7/5)
119mn - Crime, Drama, Romance
When illegal card dealer and recovering heroin addict Frankie Machine gets out of prison, he decides to straighten up. Armed with nothing but an old drum set, Frankie tries to get honest work as a drummer…
poster The Express Sculptor
The Express Sculptor
4mn - Comedy
A sculptor creates several faces in a span of four minutes.
poster The Oubliette
The Oubliette
29mn - Drama, History
Francois Villon, vagabond, poet and philosopher, and his friend Colin, leave the vagabond camp and start for Paris. En route to that city, Villon's heart is touched at sight of the eviction of an elderly …
poster Be Silent, My Sorrow, Be Silent
Be Silent, My Sorrow, Be Silent
45mn - Drama, Romance
Paula is a circus performer married to the alcoholic clown-acrobat Lorio. Lorio's heavy drinking leads to him being severely injured during a performance. This forces Paula and the now-crippled Lorio to b…
poster Tweedledum as Aviator
Tweedledum as Aviator
(2.9/5)
6mn - Comedy
Robinet, the lead in this Italian slapstick comedy, wants to be an aviator in the worst way, and this being an Italian slapstick, that's how he does it. Italian slapstick in this period was absolutely bon…
poster Writing Backwards
Writing Backwards
(2.9/5)
1mn -
FĂ©licien Trewey performs a trick by writing backwards the words "Ladies and gentlemen, my grateful thanks" on a board.
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 Undressing Extraordinary
Undressing Extraordinary
3mn - Comedy
Here we present a picture that simply convulses an audience with laughter. The scene opens in the bedroom of a hotel. A traveler appears, evidently a "little worse for wear." After stretching and yawning,…
poster Calino, Love Tamer
Calino, Love Tamer
7mn - Comedy
One day, Calino has the bold and imprudent idea to follow a woman down the street. The woman leads him all the way to the traveling lion cage run by her husband. To avoid her husband's jealous anger, the …
poster Different from the Others
Different from the Others
(3.5/5)
51mn - Drama
Conrad Veidt plays a famous musician who is blackmailed for being gay. Eventually he stands trial and is convicted. At the end the film pleads for the abolition of §175 (the law that punishes homosexualit…
poster Alcofribas, The Master Magician
Alcofribas, The Master Magician
4mn -
Two men in a cave perform magic.
poster Extraordinary Illusions
Extraordinary Illusions
2mn - Comedy
Pioneer filmmaker Georges Méliès performs his cine-magic act.
poster Nero and Agrippina
Nero and Agrippina
(2.8/5)
18mn - History
Short costume picture on the infamous Roman Emperor.
poster The Man with Wax Faces
The Man with Wax Faces
11mn - Horror, Thriller
A man does not know what fear is. His good friend dares him to spend one night in a scary place. A house of wax will get the job done.
poster Stay Calm
Stay Calm
91mn - Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Giorgio, an Italian-American appointed to the Ministry of Culture, arrives in Italy with big plans for his election campaign. Giorgio and his assistant Marco hire an Instagram influencer and an ex-prisone…
poster Comical Conjuring
Comical Conjuring
2mn - Comedy
In a room filled with jugglers' properties of enormous size a prestidigitateur dressed in eccentric costume enters with his assistant. The servant, believing that he would be comfortable in an armchair, s…
poster Addition and Subtraction
Addition and Subtraction
1mn - Comedy
A magician performs tricks involving three women, who are sometimes merged together into one corpulent female.
poster The Corsican Brothers
The Corsican Brothers
0mn - Action, Adventure, Drama
poster Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph
Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph
1mn - Documentary
James J. Corbett and Peter Courtney meet in a boxing exhibition.
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