Manuel
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The Eclipse: Courtship of the Sun and Moon (1907)
In this film, Méliès concocts a combination fairy- and morality tale about the foolishness of trying to look too deeply into the...
Sightseeing Through Whisky (1907)
John, who loves the bottle a little too much, is one of a group of sightseers. Too drunk to follow the party, the reeling drunkard remains on the...
Tribulations; or, The Misfortunes of a Cobbler (1908)
The Merchant, the Farrier, and the Roman accompany a mysterious woman into a magical cave full of terrors and wonders.
A Desperate Crime (1906)
A man is murdered and the killer brought to justice by guillotine. This film is partly lost.
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1907)
The film, a parody of the novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne, follows a fisherman, Yves, who dreams of traveling by submarine...
Ali Barbouyou and Ali Bouf, In Oil (1907)
The opening title card explains that a painter has just finished his work when his assistant comes in and accidentally drinks varnish. The film then...
Whimsical Illusions (1909)
In this hand-colored short, a magician and his assistant do a series of magic tricks, including making potted plants appear, among others. Melies...