Émile Cohl (French: [kol]; January 4, 1857 – January 20, 1938), born Émile Eugène Jean Louis Courtet, was a French caricaturist of the largely forgotten Incoherent Movement, cartoonist, and animator, called "The Father of the Animated Cartoon" and "The Oldest Parisian".
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11 April 1910
Four customers are having a peaceful game of cards in a quiet café. The atmosphere being heavy, the waiter falls asleep and has an unsettling dream about the ills of alcohol, among other things.
17 January 1910
A British clown invents a device which shows all people in grotesque sizes.
28 June 1909
Framed in a wreath of roses we see a lithe Creek dancer, who sways and postures before an epicurean party of ancients, followed by a laurel wreath and encircling a scene showing school children of 1830 receiving their marks of diligence at a distribution of rewards: then the wreath of bay tendered by the Human Senators to Caesar on the culmination of his career; now a beggar receives a loaf called a "crown" from a charitable passerby: Christ is shown crowned with thorns by the rabble; following the divine drama we see the old comedian's wreath presented him at a performance.
01 June 1913
And now our funny little friend, Snookums, has started real trouble for his poor Dada. A few of the neighbors and Dada were having a nice quiet little game when the door-bell rang and when Snookums' beautiful mother went to the door, she found the minister.
18 January 1911
Simple line drawings undergoing the usual transformations so beloved of French filmmaker Emile Cohl.
13 January 1911
A bizarre musical couple falls asleep after an insane performance, and dreams about musical instruments.
17 August 1908
An animated film by French auteur Émile Cohl, one of the earliest examples of hand-drawn film animation.
27 July 1913
A Émile Cohl animated short in The Newlyweds series.
21 June 1910
A cut-out animation depicting the Twelve Labours of Hercules.
08 November 1909
A parlor full of bon vivants pass around an enchanted pair of spectacles that “reveal the personality and pleasures of the one who wears them.
01 January 1910
Early short by French animation artist Émile Cohl. A woman becomes slowly visible in front of a black space.
28 June 1909
Framed in a wreath of roses we see a lithe Creek dancer, who sways and postures before an epicurean party of ancients, followed by a laurel wreath and encircling a scene showing school children of 1830 receiving their marks of diligence at a distribution of rewards: then the wreath of bay tendered by the Human Senators to Caesar on the culmination of his career; now a beggar receives a loaf called a "crown" from a charitable passerby: Christ is shown crowned with thorns by the rabble; following the divine drama we see the old comedian's wreath presented him at a performance.
01 January 1910
A child painter sells one of his paintings to an adult who appears to be surprised.
02 August 1909
Several unique specimens of highly ornamented porcelain are shown in series. In each case the various pieces of ware are in reality formed of living people.
19 April 1909
A scientist has acquired a microscope and is showing it off to his friend. He takes various body samples - hair, phlegm, etc.
01 February 1914
Part of Émile Cohl's Newlyweds series, based on George McManus' comic strip.
07 June 1909
The great men of letters and military conquest pose on subsequent pages of a very special history book.
11 January 1909
This subject portrays in a vivid manner the operations of a puppet in his efforts to see the sights.
06 December 1909
A near-abstract animation telling a simple romantic story through drawings almost entirely composed of heart shapes.
27 February 1910
In "Rêves enfantins", players in the flesh are mixed with animated objects and cut-out paper actors.
18 January 1911
In Le cheveu délateur, a magician discovers the real identity of another character by the movement of a single hair, that, once animated, gives life to a story.
20 January 2004
This collection of vintage cartoons is not only a loopy primer on animation history; it is also an offbeat reflection of western "civilization" in the early 20th century.
03 May 1909
Two lovers perform a fandango dance. A jealous quarrel follows and the heart-broken swain decides to end it all.
01 April 1911
Strangely hypnotic short from Émile Cohl featuring the usual seamless transformations, this time of a series of grotesque faces.
21 December 1908
A mixture of stop-motion and live action film from Émile Cohl with tin soldiers, children's drawings and cannibals in blackface.
16 May 1910
A painter is seen in his studio with his model. A buyer comes in, and the painter shows him a number of his paintings, all of them based on puns, including one of a devil shooting pool.
03 May 1909
Two nosy neighbors who drill a hole through their wall to spy on the canoodling couple next door get more than they bargained for when the man discovers their plan and casts a magic spell.
01 January 1910
A woman becomes slowly visible in front of a black space. She points a wand and spells the word “Bonsoir” in colored letters formed from flowers.
02 May 1910
A man who no longer can afford his rent is forced to sell his beloved furniture. The furniture can not bear to be parted from their owner and decides to return home.
10 April 1909
A delightfully pleasing and beautifully hand-colored series of panoramic views, giving the history of the fan.
01 January 1916
A man dreams he loses his hat at sea, drowns and gets swallowed by a huge fish.
01 February 1914
Part of Émile Cohl's Newlyweds series, based on George McManus' comic strip.
23 March 1913
This time the trouble is with Snookums and the telephone, and his father has a real struggle to satisfy him.
19 October 1913
Papa Newlywed and his lovely wife looked up at their child apprehensively. Yes. Their own precious Sn
03 May 1913
Three girls seeking to have their fortunes told invite a witch over. When the girls' father offends the witch, she puts a hex on him and his matches.
06 September 1911
Elegant, monocled Lucien Cazalis sees women working on the streets of Paris, and will not have it! Unlike most male chauvinist pigs, he doesn't merely decry what he sees as unfeminine, he steps in and does the work, and fouls it up.
18 May 1913
Watching the dial of a taxi-cab is like a fall on a slippery pavement. It is funny, only when the other fellow suffers.
13 July 1914
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.
01 January 1914
A female fortuneteller examines the sole of a man's foot to see his future.
25 January 1914
Newlywed buys a camera and attempts to photograph the kid.
23 August 1910
The opening scene is in a tailor's shop, showing the four assistants more or less in love with their employer's daughter.
16 March 1913
Snookums Newlywed makes acquaintance with a dog.
13 July 1913
What does 'ittle Snookums want now?
30 April 1912
An animation where real life objects turn into animations.
20 April 1913
When "Snookums" started to cry, Da-da thought it was because there was no milk in the house, and so he started on a run to the nearest store.
29 June 1913
Poor little dear! This time our little Snookums is in real trouble. No, he was not ill, but, believe me, he was unhappy.
06 April 1913
When "Snookums" discovered this break in the pipe and the splashing water, he thought it was great fun to sit there and let the water spray over his nice clean clothes.
14 December 1913
Snookums is being amused by the neighbor's kid next door, who gracefully stands on his head for minutes at a time.
15 June 1913
Dada has made arrangements to go to a fancy dress ball, and has secured a wonderful costume.
07 March 1918
Émile Cohl produced independently an animated series titled "Les Aventures des Pieds Nickelés". There were four series of these produced, all released between 1917 and 1918.
10 May 1911
Depicts a doctor looking into his patient's brain and seeing a collection of hideous and grotesque figures.
02 August 1909
In a hotel corridor, two pairs of shoes are left in front of two neighboring doors to be shined by the bellboy.
23 August 1909
An old and learned doctor discovers the secret of spontaneous generation and makes a microscopic germ which in its growth gives birth to the following people who dissolve into one another and into other shapes with startling mystery.
23 September 1910
A salesman pursuing a potential client takes tenacity to new heights, and depths.
18 January 1911
A man believes to have scared his perpetually agitated mother-in-law to death and goes out to buy her a nice wreath.
10 October 1908
A traveler is welcomed into a fully automated hotel, where no human intervention is required. But the machines malfunction, giving the guest a nightmarish experience.
04 January 1909
A showman invites patrons to step up to his Kinetoscope-style magic box and glimpse the answers to their most burning questions.
