A Butterfly's Metamorphosis (1904)
- Original title
- Métamorphoses du papillon
- Directed by
- Gaston Velle
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 2 min
- Rating
- 5.0 of 10 from 12 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 silent short film showing the transformation of a caterpillar into a butterfly. It uses early special effects to depict the change in black and white and hand-colored versions.
whimsicaldreamlikegently-pacedcolorfulvisually inventiveold-fashionedobservational
What happens
Métamorphoses du papillon est un film muet français à trucs réalisé par Gaston Velle, produit par Pathé Frères, sorti en 1904. Distribué en noir et blanc et dans une version colorisée au pochoir, il est particulièrement remarquable pour cette dernière. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Brahmin and the Butterfly (1901)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.