Segundo de Chomón Movies

One of Chomón's documentary films: A short tour of the city of Girona, the "Venice of Spain". Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2010.

Whirling and frenzied, dances symbolizing life suddenly vanish to give way to macabre circles, evolving in flames and terrifying scenes reminiscent...

This adaptation of Charles Perrault's classic novel briefly presents the story of a poor family who doesn't find means to sustain their home and end...

Female magicians turn people into origami roosters and vice versa.

A soldier of near-superhuman strength fights battles in the First World War and wages a private war to rescue a young woman from the castle where she...

A Spanish wedding scene.

Steampunk fantasia of interplanetary travel and submarine life.

The heir of a rich family puts up a notice, where he says he is looking for a wife. As a result, he will soon find himself fleeing from a dozen women.

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...

A young peasant leaves his cottage after a quarrel with his wife, and meets a witch. She takes him to a cavern, where after a series of encounters...

This is a mesmerising little short that employs a peculiar bird’s eye view of a mischievous devil who dances around, performing strange tricks...

A magician performs a magic show involving women turning into bouquets of roses. Later the roses are festooned together in a fancy way to decorate...

A collection of eight films with magical elements born out of the eternal duality of good and evil. They were shot between 1902 and 1908, when the...

This magical masterpiece was released in 1912 by Segundo de Chomón.

This early silent era film was released in France circa 1908 by Segundo de Chomón. It is partially hand coloured and shows several Japanese...

Views of the waterfalls at Monasterio de Piedra, in Spain.

The daring Countess Blanche Alberti spends the film in hot pursuit of a spy posing as a count who stole her father’s secret documents-- after...

Short movie on Barcelona's "Citadel Park" produced by Segundo de Chomón for Pathé Frères. Directed and filmed by Segundo de...

During a storm, three characters take refuge in an isolated house. There, invisible forces bring their luggage, clothes and food to life, whilst an...