WHEN I WAS DEAD (ALS ICH TOT WAR) , Germany , 1916 , 33’ , Comedy directed and performed by Ernst Lubitsch. Undoubtedly the event of the season, and for good reason: this is Lubitsch’s oldest surviving film in the world, as his prior works have not been found so far.

VOYAGE AUTOUR D'UNE ETOILE France , 1906 , 5’ , Trick Film , Directed by Gaston Velle. High technology is often mentioned when talking about interplanetary journeys. But you will see that good old-fashioned techniques and a lot of imagination can be just as effective. Even Jules Vernes wouldn't have thought of it!

PORKY'S PREVIEW USA , 1941 , 7’, Cartoon by Tex Avery. Porky the Pig is proud to show a film he made himself.
A rare, hilarious Tex Avery film - one of the few shot in black and white.

A COLOR FASHION SHOW. France , Twenties , 5’ , Newsreel. Fashion shows of the Twenties in a beautiful hand-tinted print.

A TREASURE IN A CUPBOARD, An old cupboard in a deserted house. In one of its drawers, 250 films made prior to 1904... Selected nuggets from this fabulous treasure discovered in 1999.

THE GIANT KILLER USA , 1924 , 8’, Cartoon of the Dinky Doodle series , Directed by Walter Lantz. Walter Lantz presents a new version of Jack and the Beanstalk in this new adventure of Dinky and his dog. To celebrate the 100th Birthday of Woody Wood Pecker’s creator.

THE INVISIBLE THIEF France , 1909 , 5’, Trick Film directed by Segundo de Chomon.
More than 90 years before Paul Verhoeven and his “ Hollow Man ”, H.G. Wells’ novel had already inspired the Spanish Melies. The visual effects of this first version of the Invisible Man may be a little more rudimentary.

KID AUTO RACES IN VENICE, USA , 1914 , 8’, Slapstick Film directed by Charlie Chaplin. The first Chaplin’s short film in which Charlie’s character appears.