The Mechanic

The Smart Way

1937

Professor Pierre Ginsberg is having wife trouble and, on the advice of his lawyer, sets out to wear her down with kindness; she wants constant entertainment his lawyer promises him that a month of dancing and entertainment will eventually kill her or, at least, calm her down some. The exact opposite happens and Professor Ginsberg stands a good chance of dying himself. He manages to sing a song, in the best Willie Howard style, along the way.

Deep 'C' Melodies

ComedyMusic

1930

Musical short.

Funnel

2014

A man's car breaks down, leading him to journey for a small plastic funnel.

Bébé Runs After His Watch

1911

On the street, Bébé has his pocket watch stolen. He sets off to find the thief himself.

Lagourdette, gentleman cambrioleur

1916

With the help of Lévesque and Musidora, Feuillade creates a light-hearted meta-fiction, self-parodying his own work.

Bout-de-Zan revient du cirque

1912

After returning from the circus, Bout-de-Zan starts doing acrobatic tricks.

Onésime: Costume Boy

1912

While the costume maker Onésime is absent, his mannequins begin to play...

Goldfish

ComedyDrama

2008

Two couples, in the same room, try to keep it together. The human couple fare differently to the pair of Goldfish in their fish tank. An artful piece exploring choice in life and love. The humour is derived from the wistful musings, in Cantonese, of the male fish and narrator.

Léonce: Cinematographer

1913

Leonce works at the Gaumont studios as star actor and his wife suspects him of being unfaithful. She finds ladies' hair on his coat, fan letters in his pocket...

Onésime vs. Onésime

1912

His double behaves very badly, while the real Onésime suffers the consequences.

Zigoto, policier, trouve une corde

1911

Just as the streets to hell, to hear it from the travelers, are paved with good intentions, the illustrious police officer Zigoto's brain is full of the most commendable initiatives. While passing before a door, he sees a piece of rope underneath and thinks it his duty to bend down and pick it up. But he's amazed to see that the more he pulls, the longer the cord becomes: "For a thousand prefects - that was his favorite exclamation - do they take me for a pulley?" Upon the arrival of two officers, the men open the door, when all of a sudden a black, horned mass crashes into them.

Napoléon, Bébé, and the Cossacks

1912

At the front, Bébé meets two Russian soldiers.