The short films:
L'Insaisissable Pickpocket
Two policemen try in vain to arrest a pickpocket, who escapes them thanks to incredible transformations... Segundo de Chomón shows his protagonist transforming himself into a scarecrow, or slipping surprisingly through the hole of a barrel.
Les Cent Trucs
A graceful magician makes dancers or clowns appear from a box, makes them disappear, makes them perform the most beautiful pirouettes. For him, it is all child's play.
Les Vêtements cascadeurs
A woman enters a room with a man. She creates a duplicate of him and changes his personality by throwing his clothes from one man to the next
El Hotel Electrico
A married couple arrives at a revolutionary hotel where everything is automatic - a real dream! But then a drunken concierge does something wrong with the switches, causing the system to go completely haywire... One of the first stop-motion films.
Le Locataire diabolique
A new tenant moves into a flat. From his suitcase he takes out an impressive set of furniture... Georges Méliès, who also shines in the lead role, proved that he was a real magician with tricks that were very ingenious for the time.
L'Étang enchanté
On the bank of a pond, a magician plays with six naiads and five satyrs, making them appear and disappear with splashes, or behind a taut sheet. The pond bubbles and smokes.... A black-and-white film with a green tinge!
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Films of the very first pioneers and grandmasters! Fantastic stunts, magic tricks, and mesmerizing transformations take place!