Les Papillons Japonais (1908)
Also known as Japanese Butterflies
1908 · Animation · 4 min · dir. Segundo de Chomón
- Animation
- Fantasy
Synopsis
A Japanese magician and two boys bring to life a silkscreen of a woman. The woman then gets on a pedestal and the man wraps her in paper. He sets fire to the paper, and she disappears. He jumps in the fire and also disappears. Five women materialize with umbrellas. They disappear, and the umbrellas float up and disappear. The magician and the woman reappear. They tear up paper, tossing into the air the pieces which turn into butterflies. Two magician and two women then draw a silk worm on a…
Synopsis from OMDb
Details
- Director
- Segundo de Chomón
- Studio
- Pathé Frères
- Released
- 1908-04-27
- Original title
- Les Papillons japonais
- Running time
- 4 minutes
Cast & crew
Segundo de Chomón Director
