Gaston Velle Movies

A man hides his valuables under his mattress before going to sleep, blissfully unaware of the two burglars on his roof.

An entomologist guilty of trying to capture rare insects is condemned to be pinned on a giant cork.

A little flower film by Gaston Velle.

A Japanese-set magic show. There is a lot of visual trickery on display, ending with an amazing effect using reverse footage and...

An old astronomer has been transfixed by a star for a long time. He had but one thought: to travel to it, to declare his love for it! But how? A...

A drunk staggers into his apartment and falls asleep. He dreams he climbs to the top of a building and flies to the moon, then falls back to earth....

The town-crier summons the inhabitants of the town and they read a manifesto which is posted on a wall announcing the fact that at 4 o'clock on that...

A boy is put to bed by his mother, but when she leaves the room, he pulls out a book. Dropping off to sleep, he begins to dream. The wall behind him...

A magician and some assistants put up a series of posters of music hall acts in a frame. Then the magician brings each poster to life.

The stages that a caterpillar goes through, from larvae to chrysalis, to become a butterfly.

A woman, in her bedroom, is putting her jewelry away. Alarmed by strange noises at her door, she hides behind her bed. A burglar enters the room and...

A scientist concocts a potion that can turn people invisible for short periods of time. Two crooks steal the potion and go on a crime spree.

A beautiful seductive fairy makes gentle winged creatures appear.

A magician performs various tricks.

A devil puts a woman into a boiling cauldron in a fiery cave.

A sorcerer conjures an old witch and instructs her to seek a maiden. Said maiden is assigned with the task to lure a young traveler inside the...

Gaston Velle's 'Les Fleurs Animées' was screened by the Australian-based Corrick Family Entertainers as part of their variety act. In their...

This has more of a clear narrative than most of the films in the set although it’s still quite odd and random compared to today’s films....

This is a mesmerising little short that employs a peculiar bird’s eye view of a mischievous devil who dances around, performing strange tricks...

This Gaston Velle movie from 1904 was a fairly venturesome piece of film-making for the era. First, its credits include Jules Verne: his second after...