Fancy Matches
To the rhythm of a frenzied choreography, acrobatic matches come to life on a black background. Leaving their matchbox, they line the film in circular, concentric movements. In an almost aquatic momentum, the squadron of little bits of wood mould the contours of a character, a run-of-the-mill smoker, before transforming into a funny harness. The film ends when the matches, again transformed, take on the appearance of a distinguished man who, after several attempts, finally finds a way of lighting his cigarette.
Director: Émile Cohl
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Details
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release
- Jul 13, 1914
- Runtime
- 4m
- Genres
- Animation, Fantasy
- Studios
- Société Générale des Cinématographes Éclipse
- Director
- Émile Cohl