The Golden Beetle (1907)
- Original title
- Le Scarabée d'or
- Directed by
- Segundo de Chomón
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 3 min
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 30 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A person chases a golden beetle that transforms into different objects and creatures. The film uses hand-coloring and special effects to create a series of magical illusions.
whimsicalplayfuldreamlikevisually ornatebriskexperimentalsilent-era
What happens
Le Scarabée d'or è un cortometraggio muto del 1907 scritto e diretto da Segundo de Chomón, prodotto dalla Pathé Frères. Rappresenta uno degli esempi tecnicamente più riusciti di pellicole colorate a mano. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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A Mischievous Sketch (1907)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.