The Magic Hoop

Nov 23, 1908

0h 5m

★ 4.6

Overview

Émile Cohl mixes live-action and stop-motion animation in this charming evocation of the power of imagination. A magician shapes his cane into a hoop with strange properties for a young girl. Costume changes and city promenades give way towards greater abstraction as the film becomes absorbed by what goes on inside the ring.

Genres

Fantasy

Animation

Production Companies

Société des Etablissements Gaumont (FR)

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