Movies and TvShows featuring "trick-film" theme.
A magical adventure begins Once upon a time, within a vast and wild forest there was a fantastic Kingdom called Rodencia, a place where wonderful creatures and powerful wizards lived. It's the story of adventures and love of a small mouse called Edam, a clumsy magician's apprentice and the beautiful and confident mouse Brie, who will have to face many dangerous obstacles in order to obtain the power of the princess's tooth and defeat the troop of rats commanded by the evil Rotex who invades Rodencia (the peaceful kingdom of mice), in order to dominate them and take their treasure. In the middle of the forest; the magic of the light and the darkness, the love and resentment will face together. Edam and Rotex will fight and only one will leave victorious.
This film begins with the invocation of 'almighty god' at a river where several people are gathered. The child god Krishna rises out of the water astride the demon snake Kaliya. Then we see Yashoda as she rocks the sleeping Krishna's crib and imagines the god as Gopala. The next scene shows Kamsa fantasizing about Krishna threateningly duplicated many times around him. Kamsa then imagines himself dead as his severed head rises up and descends again. People of all castes pay obeisance to the deity with the title-card: 'may this humble offering be accepted by the Lord'.
A juggler enters upon the scene, picks up a skull, throws it into the air, catches it in his hands, where it is transformed into a handkerchief. The handkerchief, after being twirled about a wand, is changed to a napkin, and afterward to a tablecloth. Out of the table cloth comes a servant.
A boy breaks his sister's doll and it mends, grows, tears him up and eats him.
In this comedy fantasy short film, a man's head is replaced with a rubber one by a mad scientist. The man then goes on to cause chaos and hilarity ensues.
In this short film from 1904, a mermaid performs magical tricks, including disappearing and reappearing. The film showcases early-cinema techniques and explores the theme of fish-out-of-water
In this short horror film from 1896, a magician performs a vanishing act on stage. The audience is left amazed and puzzled by the trick. The film features trick photography and a spooky atmosphere, typical of the early silent film era.
The Big Swallow is a surreal comedy short film that showcases an extreme close-up of a character's mouth as he eats various objects. The film also includes elements of voyeurism and experimental filmmaking.
In this surreal comedy, an illusionist performs a magic trick with four detached heads, causing chaos and hilarity. The heads are smashed, hit in the head, and sing out of tune while a banjoist plays along. The film showcases trick photography and dismemberment, creating a unique and entertaining experience.
A chef comes into the kitchen and throws a lot of rags on the floor: he then casts a spell over them, and immediately they take the form of human beings, and dance a wild saraband around the place. After performing many unique tricks they disappear into space, and are replaced by a group of knives and forks, pans, kettles and spoons. (Moving Picture World)
Female magicians turn people into origami roosters and vice versa.
Bluebeard is a silent film adaptation of the classic folktale about a man with a blue beard who marries women and then brutally murders them. The film explores themes of curiosity, dread, and the consequences of giving in to temptation. It takes place in a castle filled with secrets and danger, where the protagonist's reputation hides his true nature. As the story unfolds, the audience is kept on the edge of their seats, wondering which of his wives will discover what lies behind the locked door. Bluebeard is a suspenseful and chilling tale that captivates viewers from start to finish.
Innovative early 'trick' film showing the popular 'flying the foam' stunt performed on - or rather off - Brighton's West Pier.
A man in a suit and cap stops in front of the display of a bookseller, finds and flips… "Invisible Man" by H. G. Wells! Fascinated by the subject, he buys the book and goes home with the intention to test the invisibility formula described by the author…
In this short film, a man falls asleep and has a nightmare where he encounters various surreal and frightening situations.
Cretinetti sidesteps his creditors using several amazing tricks.
An illusionist makes a woman disappear in thin air.
In a castle, a demonic ritual takes place, involving the summoning of a spirit and a human sacrifice. The sacrifice is burned alive in a cauldron, resulting in paranormal phenomena. The film showcases trick photography and hand-painted effects, with the spirit leaving the body and fireballs appearing.
In this silent film, a trick-photography farce, Satan offers a man a deal with the devil which leads to a series of bizarre and humorous situations in the underworld.
A re-telling of the classic tale of Faust in all of two minutes by French filmmaker Alice Guy.