Gaston Velle Movies

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

The stages that a caterpillar goes through, from larvae to chrysalis, to become a butterfly.

A man hides his valuables under his mattress before going to sleep, blissfully unaware of the two burglars on his roof.

A sorcerer conjures an old witch and instructs her to seek a maiden. Said maiden is assigned with the task to lure a young traveler inside the...

A little flower film by Gaston Velle.

A cook mistakenly throws his kitchen boy into a huge pot while preparing a stew. Distraught, he attempts to make up for his mistake. Alas, Mephisto...

An old astronomer has been transfixed by a star for a long time. He had but one thought: to travel to it, to declare his love for it! But how? A...

This is in poor condition and the hand colouring is a little rough around the edges compared to the others, but it contains some impressive...

Gaston Velle's 'Les Fleurs Animées' was screened by the Australian-based Corrick Family Entertainers as part of their variety act. In their...

A drunk staggers into his apartment and falls asleep. He dreams he climbs to the top of a building and flies to the moon, then falls back to earth....

A boy is put to bed by his mother, but when she leaves the room, he pulls out a book. Dropping off to sleep, he begins to dream. The wall behind him...

An evil magician visits the rajah's palace to perform his magic tricks, but he also steals a valuable casket making his getaway aboard a dragon. The...

A beautiful seductive fairy makes gentle winged creatures appear.

This has more of a clear narrative than most of the films in the set although it’s still quite odd and random compared to today’s films....

Inside an operating room, a surgeon performs several procedures of "modern" surgery.

This Gaston Velle movie from 1904 was a fairly venturesome piece of film-making for the era. First, its credits include Jules Verne: his second after...

A magician and some assistants put up a series of posters of music hall acts in a frame. Then the magician brings each poster to life.

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...

Two housemaids, arguing, start to fight : a houseboy steps in to separate them, and in doing so becomes their target and is literally torn apart....

A magician performs various tricks.