1914
6.2 (5 votes)
0h 4m
Genres
Animation
Fantasy
Production Companies
Société Générale des Cinématographes Éclipse
Fancy Matches (Les allumettes fantaisistes)
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Director: Émile Cohl
