Émile Cohl
Émile Cohl (French: [kol]; January 4, 1857 – January 20, 1938), born Émile Eugène Jean Louis Courtet, was a French caricaturist of the largely forgotten Incoherent Movement, cartoonist, and animator, called "The Father of the Animated Cartoon" and "The Oldest Parisian".
The Enchanted Spectacles (1909)
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.” (more)
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.” (more)
Affairs of the Heart (1909)
A near-abstract animation telling a simple romantic story through drawings almost entirely composed of heart shapes. (more)
A near-abstract animation telling a simple romantic story through drawings almost entirely composed of heart shapes. (more)
Crowns, I: The Crown of Roses (1909)
Framed in a wreath of roses we see a lithe Creek dancer, who sways and postures before an epicurean party of ancients, followed by a laurel wreath and encircling a scene showing school children of 1830 receiving their marks of diligence at a distribution of ... (more)
Framed in a wreath of roses we see a lithe Creek dancer, who sways and postures before an epicurean party of ancients, followed by a laurel wreath and encircling a scene showing school children of 1830 receiving their marks of diligence at a distribution of ... (more)
Crowns, II: The Crown of Thorns (1909)
Framed in a wreath of roses we see a lithe Creek dancer, who sways and postures before an epicurean party of ancients, followed by a laurel wreath and encircling a scene showing school children of 1830 receiving their marks of diligence at a distribution of ... (more)
Framed in a wreath of roses we see a lithe Creek dancer, who sways and postures before an epicurean party of ancients, followed by a laurel wreath and encircling a scene showing school children of 1830 receiving their marks of diligence at a distribution of ... (more)
Petit Chantecler (1910)
Émile Cohl uses stop-motion animation to tell about life on the chicken farm. (more)
Émile Cohl uses stop-motion animation to tell about life on the chicken farm. (more)
The Neo-Impressionist Painter (1910)
A painter is seen in his studio with his model. A buyer comes in, and the painter shows him a number of his paintings, all of them based on puns, including one of a devil shooting pool. Eventually, the buyer purchases all of the paintings. (more)
A painter is seen in his studio with his model. A buyer comes in, and the painter shows him a number of his paintings, all of them based on puns, including one of a devil shooting pool. Eventually, the buyer purchases all of the paintings. (more)
Floral Frameworks (1910)
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 ... (more)
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 ... (more)
Petit Faust (1910)
A History of Hats (1910)
Music-Mania (1910)
A bizarre musical couple falls asleep after an insane performance, and dreams about musical instruments. (more)
A bizarre musical couple falls asleep after an insane performance, and dreams about musical instruments. (more)
The Mysterious Fine Arts (1910)
In this film several objects make paintings on an empty canvas, which all turn into photos and films. (more)
In this film several objects make paintings on an empty canvas, which all turn into photos and films. (more)
Bébé's Masterpieces (1910)
A child painter sells one of his paintings to an adult who appears to be surprised. (more)
A child painter sells one of his paintings to an adult who appears to be surprised. (more)
Brains Repaired (1911)
Depicts a doctor looking into his patient's brain and seeing a collection of hideous and grotesque figures. (more)
Depicts a doctor looking into his patient's brain and seeing a collection of hideous and grotesque figures. (more)
The Grotesque Museum (1911)
Strangely hypnotic short from Émile Cohl featuring the usual seamless transformations, this time of a series of grotesque faces. (more)
Strangely hypnotic short from Émile Cohl featuring the usual seamless transformations, this time of a series of grotesque faces. (more)
Jobard Killed His Mother-in-Law (1911)
A man believes to have scared his perpetually agitated mother-in-law to death and goes out to buy her a nice wreath. (more)
A man believes to have scared his perpetually agitated mother-in-law to death and goes out to buy her a nice wreath. (more)
The Fantasies of Agénor Maltracé (1911)
Simple line drawings undergoing the usual transformations so beloved of French filmmaker Emile Cohl. (more)
Simple line drawings undergoing the usual transformations so beloved of French filmmaker Emile Cohl. (more)
Les Métamorphoses Comiques (1912)