Pathé Review: Monsters of the Past

Animated interpretation of the Bizet opera, second in a trilogy.

Animated interpretation of the Bizet opera, first in a trilogy

Luis Martinetti, a contortionist suspended from acrobatic flying rings, contorts himself for about thirty seconds. This is one of the first films...

Vaudeville dancer Amy Muller performs a portion of her stage routine, which features dancing on her toes. She dances on one toe for part of the...

Two men have a contest to see which one can be the first to eat a large slice of watermelon.

A huge mysterious comet is on a collision course with earth. A crash is averted, but the near miss causes tidal waves, exploding mountains and huge...

A public service animation from O'Galop that warns against the dangers of alcohol. Oh, the woes of drinking. Even a small glass of alcohol will turn...

The ghost of a selfish, inconsiderate woman must make up for her past transgressions by making sure that her descendant marries the man who is right...

This one is another warning to the French public about the dangers of alcohol. Everything seems rosy at first, but that doesn't last long. After...

A short reenactment of a scene from Goethe's Faust.

A Chinese dragon parade.

An oppressive droning score makes this rendering of the Faust legend quite disturbing to watch. The film itself consists of a number of impressive...