The Puppet’s Nightmare – early 2D animation

Le cauchemar de Fantoche (The Puppet’s Nightmare) is a silent short film released in 1908. The film is directed by French caricaturist Émile Cohl and it follows the same style of his earlier animation Fantasmagorie released few months before this one.


The story in brief:

There is no specific story but a collage of actions and transformations taking place. The smoothness and the uniqueness of the transformations is something worthy of watching.


More info on Le cauchemar de Fantoche and it’s crew:

  • Reviews and ratings of The Puppet’s Nightmare – IMDb
  • Biography  of the director Émile Cohl – Wikipedia

Animation Movies by Émile Cohl