Ferdinand Zecca Filmes

Stencil-coloured version of Segundo de Chomón's Les roses magiques (1906).

An angel appears to Jesus, who comforts him while he is in the garden of olives and is praying for the strength to do the will of the Father.

It is winter and a couple invites an old woman to eat. The old woman then becomes a fairy and makes the spring appears.

Certainly one of the greatest literary successes of our time. This work has been translated into every [sic] language and its sale has reached...

Talby is a celebrated tragedian. Among his most fervent admirers is Gaby Sombreuse. One day, Gaby meets her idol in the flesh and is... very...

A peasant refuses to help a poor old woman to carry a bundle of wood. The old woman transforms to a beautiful fairy seated in a magnificent chariot...

A diver jumps into a body of water-- and then comes right back out! This film should not be confused with Segundo de Chomón's remake of the...

A tramp who unwittingly starts a fire is chased by a mob of peasants.

This is a compact telling of the Cinderella fairy tale and the film is elaborately staged.

A man walks down to the water's edge, takes off his clothes and prepares to go for a swim.... only to find himself fully clothed. This happens again...

A man tries to climb ito bed to get a night's sleep. Every time he does, the bed suddenly is someplace else and he falls on the floor.

Jesus enters the temple while the merchants are selling their wares. Jesus overturns the tables of the money lenders by showing them their error.

Behind the elderly husband's back, the lovers kiss and go off together. But is he unaware of their actions. No! So she swears that her husband is mad...

Two men get into a knife fight, in a Corsican tavern, and one of them kills another and escapes. He takes refuge in his house but escapes when the...

1903 silent movie, part of a series on capital executions

The story of the life and passion of Jesus Christ, from the proclamation of his birth to his ascension into heaven.

Backward facing camera stunt story of a man coming out of the water.

A man kills a wealthy miser - frugal fellow, I like to think - and buries his corpse under a haystack. The murderer is haunted by the ghost of his...