Pathe Freres Movies

A magician is surprised when he attempts to transform a beetle.

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

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

Everyman Coupeau's attempts to stop drinking are routinely thwarted by the wicked and vengeful Virginie. Based on Zola's novel, Capellani's film is ab...

Early short showing the titular park in around 2 minutes.

Max is a stage struck youth, and because of a deep-seated desire to go on the stage, refuses to consent to a marriage his father has planned for him....

On doctor's orders Max buys a new bathtub, but Max struggles to fill it, and when he does, he can't bathe in peace!

As Jean is walking across the countryside in search of work, he helps and befriends a young woman, Françoise, who is having trouble controlling the co...

An early hand-tinted adaptation of Ali Baba.

A pregnant woman steals things from others on account of her cravings.

An old woman begs a young men to carry her heavy bundle of firewood. The man refuses: he rather goes to sleep. The woman, who turns out to be a witch,...

A dramatization of the uprising in Odessa, Russia in 1905: A ship's crew, tired of being mistreated, mutinies and takes over their ship. When they rea...

The romantic drama based on the play of the same name, depicting the life of a 17th-century French courtesan.

A frantic child reports to the tribal chief that her father killed her mother. The tribe chases and captures the man, dragging him back for tribal jus...

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

The first feature-length motion picture produced in Europe, running 90 minutes. Directed by Michel Carré, from his own three-act stage pantomime, The...

The rough sea crashing upon rocks.

Max has been invited to meet with his in-laws and must dress formally, but each hat he attempts to wear for the occasion gets destroyed.

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