Movies

A Japanese-set magic show. There is a lot of visual trickery on display, ending with an amazing effect using reverse footage and...

A woman, in her bedroom, is putting her jewelry away. Alarmed by strange noises at her door, she hides behind her bed. A burglar enters the room and...

The stages that a caterpillar goes through, from larvae to chrysalis, to become a butterfly.

The town-crier summons the inhabitants of the town and they read a manifesto which is posted on a wall announcing the fact that at 4 o'clock on that...

This has more of a clear narrative than most of the films in the set although it’s still quite odd and random compared to today’s films....

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

A little flower film by Gaston Velle.

This Gaston Velle movie from 1904 was a fairly venturesome piece of film-making for the era. First, its credits include Jules Verne: his second after...

Two housemaids, arguing, start to fight : a houseboy steps in to separate them, and in doing so becomes their target and is literally torn apart....

An old astronomer has been transfixed by a star for a long time. He had but one thought: to travel to it, to declare his love for it! But how? A...

A man hides his valuables under his mattress before going to sleep, blissfully unaware of the two burglars on his roof.

Inside an operating room, a surgeon performs several procedures of "modern" surgery.

A prestidigitator, one of the best, is about to perform a number of illusions and brings to his aid a pack of playing cards. He selects the King of...

This is in poor condition and the hand colouring is a little rough around the edges compared to the others, but it contains some impressive...

A cook mistakenly throws his kitchen boy into a huge pot while preparing a stew. Distraught, he attempts to make up for his mistake. Alas, Mephisto...

A drunk staggers into his apartment and falls asleep. He dreams he climbs to the top of a building and flies to the moon, then falls back to earth....

A sorcerer conjures an old witch and instructs her to seek a maiden. Said maiden is assigned with the task to lure a young traveler inside the...

A group of naughty boys steal a bird's nest and are pursued by game wardens.

An Italian movie about Othello.

Gaston Velle's 'Les Fleurs Animées' was screened by the Australian-based Corrick Family Entertainers as part of their variety act. In their...