The Magician and the Butterfly (Le Charmeur)

Spain, 1906. Director Segundo de Chomón, Pathé Frères.

A conjurer summons a butterfly woman from her cacoon. The film features a particularly fine ‘apotheosis’ tableau.

Past screenings

Birds of Paradise – London
15 November – 14 December 2010
Part of the Kinoscope Parlour, a London-wide installation of six peephole machines at twelve different locations launching in the run-up to the festival.