L'illusioniste

L'illusioniste 1900

1

A magician dressed as Mephistopheles conjures up a variety of people and objects in this short film.

1900

Fantaisie cycliste

Fantaisie cycliste 1900

1

A couple of clowns try to ride a pennyfarthing around a stage, while fighting.

1900

Early Superimpositions

Early Superimpositions 1900

8.00

“The filmmaker took several different scenes shot earlier between 1896 and 1899 and double-printed two sets of images together to create a new artistic creation. The transformation of a stage dance into a unique ciné-dance could only be possible in cinema - Bruce Posner

1900

Muzaffaruddin Shah in celebration of Eid Gol

Muzaffaruddin Shah in celebration of Eid Gol 1900

1

this film is a documentary about the trip of Muzaffar al-Din Shah Qajar to Belgium. In Muzaffar al-Din Shah's travelogue, there is a report that is in fact the same as the text of this film: Today is Eid al-Adha and we were invited to watch. We went to watch. Mr. Ashraf, the Prime Minister and the Minister of the Court were also on the sidewalk. It was a very spectacular holiday. All the carriages were decorated with flowers and the carriages and wheels were filled with flowers, so that the carriages could not be found, and the women in the carriages passed in front of us with bouquets of flowers, and the photographer Bashi was taking cinematographic photos.

1900

The Dull Razor

The Dull Razor 1900

5.30

A man shaves, back to the camera, face reflected in a mirror.

1900

The Barber Saw the Joke

The Barber Saw the Joke 1900

1

Film produced by William K. Dickson’s British Mutoscope and Biograph Company.

1900

The Fart Maniac

The Fart Maniac 1900

4.30

Silent record of a performance by Joseph Pujol. He was famous for his remarkable control of the abdominal muscles, which enabled him to seemingly fart at will.

1900

H.M.S. Powerful Arriving in Portsmouth Harbour

H.M.S. Powerful Arriving in Portsmouth Harbour 1900

4.00

A succession of British soldiers are carried up a gangplank by stretcher-bearers from the quayside to a hospital ship at Durban; walking casualties make their way up a different gangplank.

1900