Segundo de Chomón Movies

The extraordinary life of cinema pioneer Segundo de Chomón.

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

Short film about a dreaming musician

A man and his wife try to enjoy a picnic, but strange and surreal happenings prevent them from doing so.

Short film about a magic ride

At the beginning of this film two women come onstage dressed in Oriental fashion. They present a shadow play theatre.

A magician performs a magic show involving women turning into bouquets of roses. Later the roses are festooned together in a fancy way to decorate...

A little flower film by Gaston Velle.

A moon-woman shakes a Pierot costume and manifests a Pierot clown. She does this four more until there are five Pierots crowded on the ledge of 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...

A trick film using the reverse effect.

In a living room, four contemporary couples from the time the film was shot dance a waltz under the direction of a violinist (Linder). They begin a...

A sculptor creates several faces in a span of four minutes.

The heir of a rich family puts up a notice, where he says he is looking for a wife. As a result, he will soon find himself fleeing from a dozen women.

A magical woman and her magical eggs.

After a witch has finished her breakfast and has flown away, two bandits break into her house. They scatter various magic canisters, and as a result,...

Three young children set up a table, and on the table is placed a miniature stage. The stage curtain opens, a carpet appears, and then the carpet...

A group of travellers go into a house for protection. Little do they know, it is filled with ghosts who make unusual things happen to them.