Gaston Velle

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 si...

08 de jul. de 1906

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

17 de fev. de 1906

A gentleman having lunch at a hostelry experiences all kinds of mishaps.

18 de jan. de 1903

This is a mesmerising little short that employs a peculiar bird’s eye view of a mischievous devil who dances around, performing strange tricks and ...

03 de jul. de 1904

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 aft...

26 de ago. de 1904

An Italian movie about Othello.

30 de out. de 1906

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

18 de jun. de 1904

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 tha...

29 de out. de 1907

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. A...

18 de jan. de 1903

After a quarrel Pedro walks out of the cafe leaving his fiancée (Stacia Napierkowska) alone. Heartbroken, she visits the flower garden and there, f...

01 de jan. de 1910

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...

18 de jan. de 1903

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....

02 de mai. de 1905

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. There are ...

08 de dez. de 1905

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

18 de jan. de 1903

30 de set. de 1905

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

19 de abr. de 1904

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 an...

18 de jan. de 1903

A devil puts a woman into a boiling cauldron in a fiery cave.

21 de jul. de 1905

A magician and some assistants put up a series of posters of music hall acts in a frame. Then the magician brings each poster to life.

24 de mar. de 1904

An evil magician visits the rajah's palace to perform his magic tricks, but he also steals a valuable casket making his getaway aboard a dragon. Th...

12 de mai. de 1906

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 ‘appear...

29 de set. de 1905

Pierrot woos Columbine, who abandons Harlequin. An old witch hands Harlequin a magical flute that will make his wishes come true, whenever it is pl...

18 de jan. de 1903

This is an incomplete fragment of a longer film, so doesn’t make much sense, but it’s very beautiful and colourful with plenty of fireworks, flames...

20 de dez. de 1908

A beautiful seductive fairy makes gentle winged creatures appear.

03 de nov. de 1906

A gentleman returns to his home office to find that the porter is smoking his cigars and has the housemaid on his knee.

14 de dez. de 1905

A woman, who tried to smuggle goods under her clothes, is brought to an excise duty office for further inspection.

18 de jan. de 1903

A magician performs various tricks.

18 de jan. de 1903

A boy is put to bed by his mother, but when she leaves the room, he pulls out a book. Dropping off to sleep, he begins to dream. The wall behind hi...

15 de jan. de 1907

Under cover of a disguise, Santa approaches Saint-Anthony's hut and, via various tricks, sets out to try his faith. Will good triumph over evil?

18 de jan. de 1903

A merchant is giving a demonstration of his lifelike automatons to a bedazzled customer. Could these "larger than life" clockwork figures look too ...

18 de jan. de 1903

Short film showcasing a circus clown act.

23 de jun. de 1906

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 cast...

18 de jan. de 1903

Short Pathe Brothers film

14 de jan. de 1905

Harlequin is walking in a garden with Columbine. As he moves away to the distance and leaves her on her own, Mephisto appears, from inside a well, ...

18 de jan. de 1903

A magician enters a café and sets about introducing his act, but a waiter interferes and throws him out the door. Disgruntled, the magician decides...

18 de jan. de 1903

An old astronomer named Nigadimus has been transfixed by a star for a long time. He had but one thought: to travel to it, to declare his love for i...

08 de jul. de 1906