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THE SPIDER AND THE BUTTERFLY

Le papillon fantastique

Directed by Georges Méliès
France, 1909
Short, Silent
  • 22 minutes

Synopsis

With his talents as a fireworks handler, Méliès the gentleman magician makes unusually shaped young girls appear and disappear…

Synopsis

With his talents as a fireworks handler, Méliès the gentleman magician makes unusually shaped young girls appear and disappear…