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".
Three girls seeking to have their fortunes told invite a witch over. When the girls' father offends the witch, she puts a hex on him and his matches. (more)
Three girls seeking to have their fortunes told invite a witch over. When the girls' father offends the witch, she puts a hex on him and his matches. (more)
And now our funny little friend, Snookums, has started real trouble for his poor Dada. A few of the neighbors and Dada were having a nice quiet little game when the door-bell rang and when Snookums' beautiful mother went to the door, she found the minister. (more)
And now our funny little friend, Snookums, has started real trouble for his poor Dada. A few of the neighbors and Dada were having a nice quiet little game when the door-bell rang and when Snookums' beautiful mother went to the door, she found the minister. (more)
A female fortuneteller examines the sole of a man's foot to see his future. (more)
A female fortuneteller examines the sole of a man's foot to see his future. (more)
A man dreams he loses his hat at sea, drowns and gets swallowed by a huge fish. (more)
A man dreams he loses his hat at sea, drowns and gets swallowed by a huge fish. (more)
Lucien Cazalis sees a young woman and falls instantly in love. He volunteers to carry her trunk to her apartment, where he kneels, grinning in front of her, until her father locks him in the trunk and throws it out the window. (more)
Lucien Cazalis sees a young woman and falls instantly in love. He volunteers to carry her trunk to her apartment, where he kneels, grinning in front of her, until her father locks him in the trunk and throws it out the window. (more)
Part of Émile Cohl's Newlyweds series, based on George McManus' comic strip. (more)
Part of Émile Cohl's Newlyweds series, based on George McManus' comic strip. (more)
Part of Émile Cohl's Newlyweds series, based on George McManus' comic strip. (more)
Part of Émile Cohl's Newlyweds series, based on George McManus' comic strip. (more)
To the rhythm of a frenzied choreography, acrobatic matches come to life on a black background. Leaving their matchbox, they line the film in circular, concentric movements. In an almost aquatic momentum, the squadron of little bits of wood mould the contours of ... (more)
To the rhythm of a frenzied choreography, acrobatic matches come to life on a black background. Leaving their matchbox, they line the film in circular, concentric movements. In an almost aquatic momentum, the squadron of little bits of wood mould the contours of ... (more)