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Manon Lescaut (1926) Arthur Robison

A tragic love story between a French nobleman and a young seducer.

Macbeth (1909) André Calmettes

Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself.

Oliver Twist (1909) J. Stuart Blackton

An orphan named Oliver Twist meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master.

The Life and Death of King Richard III (1912) André Calmettes, James Keane

Richard of Gloucester uses manipulation and murder to gain the English throne.

Carmen: Air du toréador (1910)

Fully staged rendition of the Toreador’s Song from Bizet’s Carmen.

The Return of Ulysses (1909) André Calmettes, Charles Le Bargy

A 1909 French language short film directed by Charles Le Bargy and André Calmettes, starring Paul Mounet, Madame Bartet and Albert Lambert.

Camille Desmoulins (1911) André Calmettes, Henri Pouctal

Incriminating Evidence (1908) Henri Burguet

Who killed this man to rob him of his money in this notorious neighborhood of Paris? The usual local scoundrel such as the one that has almost been lynched by the mob and arrested by the police? Not at all. In fact the poor man is innocent, even though appearances are deceiving.

Joan of Arc (1909) Albert Capellani

The abbreviated life of the 15th Century French heroine.

Drink (1908) Albert Capellani

At the time of its release, L’Assommoir was hugely successful. Based on Zola’s novel, this movie is about the free fall of human beings, deals with degradation, alcoholism and it is, in short, a very pessimistic story.