The Rajah’s Casket (L'Écrin du Rajah)

France, 1906. Director Gaston Velle, Pathé Frères.

A trick film with an orientalist theme. A conjurer summons, from a treasure chest, a beautiful queen and several attendants who perform a dance in bewitching costume.

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.