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Poster for Transfigurations

Transfigurations

1909 · 6 min

A playful, hand-drawn curiosity cabinet of quick visual tricks that flits by like a dream you half-remember.

Directed by
Émile Cohl
Genres
Animation
Overview
A showman invites patrons to step up to his Kinetoscope-style magic box and glimpse the answers to their most burning questions.

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Directed by
Émile Cohl
Genres
Animation
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    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • mystery
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    timeless
    Audience
    family
    Form
    • animated
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    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Horror1
    Humour3
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    Genres
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    Directed by
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    Runtime
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    Country
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    Languages
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