Julienne Mathieu

El Hotel electrico is a fascinating early use of stop motion photography.

In this version of the ancient fable, a poor man is given a hen which lays golden eggs, but he is overwhelmed by the urge to get at the gold inside the chicken. (imdb)

A lady magician brings in a small set of statues of Greek wrestlers, who come to life

In an unnamed place, his majesty Satan is bored. Despite his servants exertions, nothing can be found to cheer him up. (imdb)

A woman falls asleep in a garden, where a series of hallucinations appear.

A magical woman and her magical eggs.

A frog hops around a magic fountain.

A rude man cursed. Pranks are played upon him.

At the beginning of this film, two women come onstage, dressed in Oriental fashion... (imdb)

A conductor replaces the musical notes with the heads of her musicians.

Based on the story of "Sleeping Beauty" by Charles Perrault. Titles read: The Christening of the Princess; The Good Fairies Fatal Prediction; The Royal Edict; The Princess is Sixteen Years Old; Searching for the Princess; The Prediction Comes True; Thou Shalt Sleep for a Hundred Years; A Hundred Years later the Prince Charming Goes Hunting; Prince Charming Dismisses His Escort; The Castle of Sleep; The Guard's Hall; You Have Been a Long Time Coming, prince; (imdb)

Sadly, only a fragment of this film seems to have survived. Fortunately, we are here to view it. I don't know about you but watching this made me want to go play outside. Maybe it was the jumping water sprites?

The old merchant is attracted by the beautiful roses, stoops to pick up a few, when suddenly there appears out of a flame gushing up from the ground an ugly looking beast who reprimands the old man severely for trespassing on his premises and threatens him with death unless he promises him one of his beautiful daughters.

Rising from a stage are two vases which separate to reveal a female dancer behind each of the vases. They create magical circles of flowers from which other women emerge. The dancers construct an elegant floral display, in the middle of which a miniature dancer performs. Another circle of flowers is brought forward on the stage, toward the camera, and in the circle are shown a series of women. The original pair of dancers conclude by twirling their parasols.