Movies

De Chomon film from 1908. Existing film is incomplete in length.

A little flower film by Gaston Velle.

It is winter and a couple invites an old woman to eat. The old woman then becomes a fairy and makes the spring appears.

This adaptation of Charles Perrault's classic novel briefly presents the story of a poor family who doesn't find means to sustain their home and end...

A top-hatted man gets dressed in the morning, and starts to yawn, causing his housekeeper to yawn as well. He sets off down the street where he...

A man is trying to shave, but grotesque faces keep appearing in his mirror.

"The War and the Dream of Momi" was a patriotic war film directed by Giovanni Pastrone. Segundo de Chomón was responsible for the animation...

"Le Pied de Mouton" is an adaptation of an old French stage play titled "The Talisman" written by Alphonse Martainville and César...

When the entire kitchen staff falls asleep from exhaustion, a dwarf appears and animates various objects via stop motion -- including their hands,...

In a bower of giant tulips a boy and girl practice flower magic. They cause flowers and birds to open and human forms to issue therefrom, and on the...

Based on the story of "Sleeping Beauty" by Charles Perrault. Titles read: The Christening of the Princess; The Good Fairies Fatal Prediction; The...

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...

Claudio is married to Cesarina, a frivolous and unfaithful woman. After the death of their only son their marriage is cold. While his wife lives her...

The extraordinary life of cinema pioneer Segundo de Chomón.

Early short showing the titular park in around 2 minutes.

A female magician presents several impressive metamorphoses, combining stop-motion animation and camera tricks.

A man trapped in purgatory must come face to face with his own demons.

The first scene presents before the astonished eyes of the spectators a solid piece of marble, which the minute it is placed on a table seems to take...

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