Michel qissi

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poster Dangerous Moves

Dangerous Moves

110mn - Drama, Thriller

During the Cold War, the World Chess Championship clashed complete opposites - personal and political.

poster Onésime a un duel à l'américaine

Onésime a un duel à l'américaine

Algiers

96mn - Drama, Action, Mystery

Pepe Le Moko is a notorious thief, who escaped from France. Since his escape, Moko has become a resident and leader of the immense Casbah of Algiers. French officials arrive insisting on Pepe's capture ar…

poster Robert Macaire and Bertrand

Robert Macaire and Bertrand

11mn - Comedy, Crime

Robert Macaire (Chevalier Macaire) was a noted criminal and assassin who appears in French plays. His name is renowned in French culture as that of the archetypal villain.

poster Hadj Cheriff

Hadj Cheriff

Hadji Cheriff, a performer known for a variety of unusual abilities, demonstrates part of his act in the Thomas Edison studio. He has a large knife in his hand at the opening of the act. He then hurls the…

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 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 Horrible Experiments of Dr. Quack

The Horrible Experiments of Dr. Quack

23mn - Horror, Comedy, Sci-Fi

Explore the hidden mysteries beneath our feet as mounting evidence reveals advanced civilizations that may have once thrived underground. This thought-provoking documentary examines artifacts, ancient tex…

poster Anita Garibaldi

Anita Garibaldi

poster The Magician and the Imp

The Magician and the Imp

1mn - Comedy, Fantasy

The magician appears upon the stage with an imp as his assistant. The imp holds a piece of cloth in his hand. At the command of the magician the cloth is suddenly transformed into a beautiful girl, clad i…

poster The King and the Jester

The King and the Jester

French short about King Francis I and his jester Triboulet, who form the basis for Hugo's play Le roi s'amuse (and Verdi's opera Rigoletto).

poster Crainquebille

Crainquebille

Jérôme Crainquebille, is an ageing vegetable seller who has sold groceries from his cart in in Paris for over 40 years. One day, he is harassed by a policeman who insists that he moves on. When he protest…

poster The Magic Dice

The Magic Dice

1mn - Comedy, Fantasy

Another magic short of Méliès.

poster Extraordinary Illusions

Extraordinary Illusions

Pioneer filmmaker Georges Méliès performs his cine-magic act.

poster Vacuum Killer

Vacuum Killer

After losing an arm in an explosion caused by his attempt to resurrect his recently deceased mother, Chris Burst, a young laboratory assistant, seeks refuge in the home of a drug dealer known to his frien…

poster Léonce Loves Morels

Léonce Loves Morels

A photogenic Partie de campagne with Léonce looking for mushrooms! A nice prestation by Poupette Suzanne Le Bret and a nice little fantasy.

poster 3 Avengers

3 Avengers

101mn - Action, Adventure

Ursus and his sword-wielding companions run head-on against a usurper of a throne.

poster The Marvellous Wreath

The Marvellous Wreath

A magician performs tricks with a marvelous wreath.

poster Zeitgeist

Zeitgeist

118mn - Documentary, History

A documentary examining possible historical and modern conspiracies surrounding Christianity, the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and the Federal Reserve bank.

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.

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