Gaston Velle Movies

Fantastic Flowers is a compilation of short silent films produced between 1906 and 1920, displaying amazing colours that were applied to each frame...

Two unfriendly neighbors make up when their children are caught in a storm.

Two housemaids, arguing, start to fight : a houseboy steps in to separate them, and in doing so becomes their target and is literally torn apart....

Harlequin is walking in a garden with Columbine. As he moves away to the distance and leaves her on her own, Mephisto appears, from inside a well,...

An old astronomer has been transfixed by a star for a long time. He had but one thought: to travel to it, to declare his love for it! But how? A...

A magician and some assistants put up a series of posters of music hall acts in a frame. Then the magician brings each poster to life.

A sorcerer conjures an old witch and instructs her to seek a maiden. Said maiden is assigned with the task to lure a young traveler inside the...

A couple performs the Ruffian's Dance.

A cook mistakenly throws his kitchen boy into a huge pot while preparing a stew. Distraught, he attempts to make up for his mistake. Alas, Mephisto...

A little flower film by Gaston Velle.

A beautiful seductive fairy makes gentle winged creatures appear.

The town-crier summons the inhabitants of the town and they read a manifesto which is posted on a wall announcing the fact that at 4 o'clock on that...

After a quarrel Pedro walks out of the cafe leaving his fiancée (Stacia Napierkowska) alone. Heartbroken, she visits the flower garden and...

This has more of a clear narrative than most of the films in the set although it’s still quite odd and random compared to today’s films....

Short film showcasing a circus clown act.

A magician shows tricks with money.

A devil puts a woman into a boiling cauldron in a fiery cave.

A fire on a boat requieres the assistance of some sailors

As soon as his back is turned, Columbine is making out with Harlequin. So when he catches them at it, Gaston Séverin as Pierrot strikes her as...

An evil magician visits the rajah's palace to perform his magic tricks, but he also steals a valuable casket making his getaway aboard a dragon. The...