Fancy Matches

Fancy Matches — Plot

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. In an almost aquatic momentum, the squadron of little bits of wood mould the contours of a character, a run-of-the-mill smoker, before transforming into a funny harness. The film ends when the matches, again transformed, take on the appearance of a distinguished man who, after several attempts, finally finds a way of lighting his cigarette.

• Release date
• July 13, 1914
• Runtime
• 4 min
• Genres
• Animation, Fantasy
• Director
• Émile Cohl