Les transfigurations (1909)

Les transfigurations (The Transformations in English) is a silent film with 2D and stop-motion animations in it. This short movie was released in 1909 and was directed by Émile Cohl. Émile Cohl (Emile Eugene Jean Louis Courtet, 1857-1938) was a French caricaturist of the largely-forgotten Incoherent Movement, cartoonist and animator. He is called ‘The Father of the Animated Cartoon’ and ‘The Oldest Parisian’.

The story in brief:

The plot of this short film is about a showman inviting people to use his special Kinetoscope-like magic box to view answers to their biggest questions. They get to see scenes showing unflattering futures, be it's regarding their future bride, future business or discovering their ancestry and future descendants. The only person to get a satisfactory answer was the one who asked a to-the-point question. Watch the movie to see what was the question and the various entertaining transformation scenes seen by the gentlemen.

More info on Les transfigurations and Émile Cohl:

• Reviews and ratings of Les transfigurations – IMDb
• Biography of Émile Cohl – Wikipedia
• Director reviewed by Paghat the Ratgirl – Director: Emile Cohl

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