The Spider and the Butterfly (1909)

Original title

Papillon Fantastique

Directed by

Georges Méliès

Genre

fantasy film, silent film

Country

France

Runtime

2 min

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 29 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.

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How it feels

A giant spider captures a butterfly and keeps it in a web. Other insects come to help the butterfly escape.

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What happens

The Spider and the Butterfly (French: Papillon fantastique) is a 1909 French silent trick film directed by Georges Méliès. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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