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The Charmer

1906 · 4 min

A brief, playful magic trick of early cinema, charming in its handmade illusions and dreamlike transformations.

Overview
A magician charms a caterpillar and turns it into a butterfly woman. This film is a blatant remake of Georges Méliès's "La Chrysalide et le Papillon d'or" (1901).

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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • art
  • fate
Places
None
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Form
  • single location
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour4
Realism1
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
fantasy
Directed by
Segundo de Chomón
Runtime
4 min
Country
France
Languages
No Language

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