La ballade du serpent et de l'oiseau chanteur

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poster Chicot the Jester
Chicot the Jester
(2.8/5)
59mn -
The film based on the novel of the same name by Alexandre Duma, is concerned with fraternal royal strife at the court of Henri III. Tragically caught between the millstones of history are the gallant Coun…
poster Bird of Paradise
Bird of Paradise
(3/5)
82mn - Adventure, Drama, Romance
When a young South Seas sailor falls overboard, the beautiful daughter of a Polynesian king dives in and saves his life. Thus begins the romance of Johnny and Luana. Though Luana is promised to another ma…
poster Concert
Concert
1mn -
On the terrace of a villa, a violinist, two pianists and a singer are playing, until they are interrupted by a false note.
poster Ballet Mécanique
Ballet Mécanique
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 Serenade
The Serenade
10mn - Comedy
Plump and Runt are street musicians who are rivals for Florence's affection.
poster The Pearl Fisherman
The Pearl Fisherman
12mn - Fantasy
Captivated by a vision of beckoning women, a man dives into the ocean, and soon finds himself walking on the ocean floor. After encountering numerous sea creatures, he comes to a giant oyster. When the oy…
poster After the Ball
After the Ball
1mn - Drama
A woman arrives home after the ball. Her servant helps her undress and bathe.
poster The Drawing Lesson
The Drawing Lesson
2mn -
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 The Ballet Master's Dream
The Ballet Master's Dream
2mn - Comedy, Fantasy
It's late in the evening, and the ballet master's bed has been prepared for him. But he cannot take his mind off of his work, and instead of going to sleep he paces the floor and tries out dance steps. Fi…
poster Dance of Ouled Nail
Dance of Ouled Nail
2mn - Documentary
A short film featuring several dancers from different countries: first an Arabian dancer, then an Algerian belly dancer, and finally Scottish highlanders in kilts performing a jig. Section one is rendered…
poster Le Retour d'Ulysse
Le Retour d'Ulysse
(2.9/5)
11mn - History, Adventure
When Troy has fallen and Ulysses sets sail for home, his ships are driven to different lands, where his adventures are numerous, keeping him away from his native land for ten years. As time rolls on witho…
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 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 Mermaid
Mermaid
(2.6/5)
9mn - Fantasy, Drama
"Rusalka" or "Mermaid" based on Pushkin, an opera by Dargomizhsky, and other sources: A prince and a miller's daughter have been involved in a romance together, but now the prince tells her that he must b…
poster Onésime a un duel à l'américaine
Onésime a un duel à l'américaine
5mn -
Onésime short
poster The Charmer
The Charmer
4mn - Fantasy
A magician charms a caterpillar and turns it into a butterfly woman.
poster Second Chorus
Second Chorus
(2.9/5)
84mn - Comedy, Romance, Music
Danny O'Neill and Hank Taylor are rival trumpeters with the Perennials, a college band, and both men are still attending college by failing their exams seven years in a row. In the midst of a performance,…
poster Chaise en bascule
Chaise en bascule
1mn - Comedy
Vaudeville comedians Foottit and Chocolat hop and dance around and occasionally fight.
poster Loïe Fuller
Loïe Fuller
(2.7/5)
2mn - Fantasy, Documentary
This is another short, simple dance number. It’s quite stunning and unusual though with a bat turning into a woman who proceeds to give us a skirt dance before disappearing into thin air. The dance is mes…
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 …
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