Movies: Émile Reynaud

One night, Arlequin comes to see his lover Colombine. But then Pierrot knocks at the door and Colombine and Arlequin hide. Pierrot starts singing but Arlequin scares him and the poor man goes away....

The film consists of a series of animations on a beach containing two beach huts and a diving board. Two characters play at diving into the water from the diving board and then appear on the beach. The woman begins to play with a small dog and is the...

A pre-cinematograph colour animation of the monkey playing his violin. Series 2, number 9....

Praxinoscope animation of a boy holding a hoop for two trained dogs to leap through. Series 1, number 8....

Walt Disney discusses the history of animation, beginning with J. Stuart Blackton and his Humorous Phases of Funny Faces in 1906, and including Gertie the Dinosaur....

Praxinoscope animation of a man sitting backwards in a char smoking a cigar, while a dog jumps up at him. Series 3, number 5....

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Praxinoscope animation of man jugging a iron. Series 3, number 3....

Since this is lost the content of the film can only be presumed but it was supposedly depicted a schoolboy smoking his first cigar....

Praxinoscope strip of a shifting rosette. Series 2, number 5....

Praxinoscope animation of a chef rotating meat on a spit while spooning drippings over it. Series 1, number 6....

Praxinoscope animation of a swimmer. Series 2, number 8....

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Praxinoscope animation of a girl in a blue dress blowing soap bubbles. Series 1, number 5....

Praxinoscope animation of a girl charming a flock of birds. Series 3, number 1....

Praxinoscope animation of a young girl eating soup. Series 2, number 4....

Praxinoscope animation of two workers sawing wood. Series 2, number 1....

Praxinoscope animation of the water mill. Series 2, number 3....

Praxinoscope animation of a woman riding a horse. Series 3, number 7....