L'empire des sens

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poster The Kiss

The Kiss

1mn - Drama, Romance

They get ready to kiss, begin to kiss, and kiss in a way that brings down the house every time.

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 Touch the Sound

Touch the Sound

99mn - Documentary, Music

A documentary which explores the connections among sound, rhythm, time, and the body by following percussionist Evelyn Glennie, who is nearly deaf.

poster Mr. Imperium

Mr. Imperium

87mn - Music, Drama, Romance

A pretty singer/dancer is becoming an actress whereas the playboy crown prince is becoming a monarch. Each will have their clandestine romance interfered with by their changing circumstances.

poster Le goûter des bébés

Le goûter des bébés

1mn - Documentary

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 The Tenth Symphony

The Tenth Symphony

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 Extraordinary Illusions

Extraordinary Illusions

Pioneer filmmaker Georges Méliès performs his cine-magic act.

poster Opium

Opium

In China, Professor Gesellius has completed his long research on the many uses of opium. When he is about to return home, he hears about a special variety that produces fabulous sensations because of the …

poster A Spectre Haunts Europe

A Spectre Haunts Europe

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 Ali Baba and the Seven Saracens

Ali Baba and the Seven Saracens

94mn - Action, Adventure, Romance

A bold rebel leader returns to his home city for a final showdown with a tyrannical king, only to find himself unexpectedly drawn to the ruler's captivating niece. As political intrigue and battle loom, h…

poster The Imperceptible Transmutations

The Imperceptible Transmutations

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 Salomé

Salomé

Based on Oscar Wilde's version of the story, what is noteworthy is the sheer luxury of the production, an attempt to capture the wild and weird Aubrey Beardsley illustrations that transfigure the work. Th…

poster Le fils de Locuste

Le fils de Locuste

The son of Emperor Nero's poisoner drinks the fatal potion prepared by his mother.

poster Tit-for-Tat

Tit-for-Tat

An entomologist guilty of trying to capture rare insects is condemned to be pinned on a giant cork.

poster Madness of the Heart

Madness of the Heart

91mn - Romance, Drama

A blind Englishwoman weds a French nobleman and moves into his family's chateau, but she quickly realizes someone there wants her out of the way.

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 A Mesmerian Experiment

A Mesmerian Experiment

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

poster The Wild Eye

The Wild Eye

98mn - Drama, Adventure

A film documentarian stops at nothing to record unusual and supposedly true-to-life situations.

poster The Eclipse: Courtship of the Sun and Moon

The Eclipse: Courtship of the Sun and Moon

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 …

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