Émile Cohl — Director (20)
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Jobard, Acting Fiancé (1911)
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Émile Cohl actor: Lucien Cazalis
other title: Jobard, fiancé par interim
Gaston finds a letter to a marquise from his father. He wants her daughter to charm the unsuspecting Gaston out of his fear of marriage. Gaston plays a trick on them by switching places with Joabard, his ill-mannered chauffeur.
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The Faithful Furniture (1910)
Le Mobilier fidèle Min reol
Émile Cohl
other title: Le Mobilier fidèle
A man who no longer can afford his rent is forced to sell his beloved furniture. The furniture can not bear to be parted from their owner and decides to return home. Often confused with Bosetti's film Le Garde meuble automatique (1912).
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Floral Frameworks (1910)
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Émile Cohl
other title: Cadres fleuris / Floral Studies
There have been numerous studies of plants and flowers presented to the public, but none which exhibit the perfection of stereoscopic detail. The various plants have been photographed against black backgrounds and are carefully colored. In addition, the various groups were made to revolve during the time of exposure and thus show a succession of lights and shadows which produces the relief which adds so greatly to a picture. (Moving Picture World)
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X-Ray Glasses (1909)
Les lunettes féeriques TMDB Douban
Émile Cohl
other title: 奇妙眼镜 / Les lunettes féeriques …
A parlor full of bon vivants pass around an enchanted pair of spectacles that “reveal the personality and pleasures of the one who wears them.”
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Affairs of Hearts (1909)
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Émile Cohl
other title: Affaires de coeur / Affaires de cœur …
A near-abstract animation telling a simple romantic story through drawings almost entirely composed of heart shapes.
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Delicate Porcelains (1909)
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Émile Cohl
other title: Porcelaines tendres / Sevres Porcelains
Several unique specimens of highly ornamented porcelain are shown in series. In each case the various pieces of ware are in reality formed of living people. After a short time has been allowed for admiration of each article, it disintegrates into the individual models, who pose in various figures and dances. In the following pictures are seen a powder box, a clock, candle sticks, a loving cup and a vase, all of wonderfully ornate design, beautifully colored. (Moving Picture World)
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The Grotesque Museum (1911)
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Émile Cohl
other title: Le musée des grotesques
Strangely hypnotic short from Émile Cohl featuring the usual seamless transformations, this time of a series of grotesque faces.
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A Love Affair in Toyland (1908)
Un drame chez les fantoches WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
Émile Cohl
other title: 木偶家里的话剧 / Un drame chez les fantoches …
For a short comedy of rare merit this subject is unexcelled. A chalk line series of grotesque caricatures enacted in the land of puppets. A fickle maiden gets herself into numerous embarrassing complications with her host of admirers, but the artist with lightning rapidity overcomes all obstacles and brings the maiden out victorious.
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Magic Hoop (1908)
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Émile Cohl
other title: 魔术箍 / Le cerceau magique …
Émile Cohl mixes live-action and stop-motion animation in this charming evocation of the power of imagination. A magician shapes his cane into a hoop with strange properties for a young girl. Costume changes and city promenades give way towards greater abstraction as the film becomes absorbed by what goes on inside the ring.