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L'Atlantide
L'Atlantide (1921)
, 2h43
Directed by Jacques Feyder
Origin France
Genres Fantastic, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa, Seafaring films, Monde imaginaire, Transport films, Films set in Atlantis
Actors Georges Melchior, Stacia Napierkowska, Marie-Louise Iribe, André Roanne

In 1911, two French officers, Capitaine Morhange and Lieutenant Saint-Avit, become lost in the Sahara desert and discover the legendary kingdom of Atlantis, ruled by its ageless queen Antinéa. They become the latest in a line of captives whom she has taken as lovers, and who are killed and embalmed in gold after she has tired of them. Morhange however, already grieving for a lost love and planning to take holy orders, is indifferent to Antinéa's advances and rejects her. Angered and humiliated, she exploits the jealousy of his friend Saint-Avit and incites him to kill Morhange. Appalled by what he has done, Saint-Avit is helped to escape by Antinéa's secretary Tanit-Zerga, and after nearly dying in the desert from thirst and exhaustion, he is found by a patrol of soldiers. Saint-Avit returns to Paris and tries to resume his life, but he is unable to forget Antinéa. Three years later he returns to the desert and sets out to find her kingdom again, accompanied by another officer to whom he has told his story.
A Message from Mars
A Message from Mars (1921)

Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Comedy, Fantasy
Themes Théâtre, Comedy science fiction films, Films based on plays, Martiens, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Bert Lytell, Leonard Mudie, Alphonse Ethier, Frank Currier

Horace Parker, un jeune et riche égoïste, a accepté de financer un système de communication avec Mars à condition d'être crédité comme son inventeur. Un soir, il reste chez lui pour en étudier les plans plutôt que d'aller à une soirée avec Minnie, sa fiancée. Comme il s'endort, un personnage lui apparaît, qui se présente comme un messager en provenance de Mars, dont la mission est de convertir l'homme le plus égoïste de la Terre. Il montre à Horace la pauvreté qui règne dans les rues et lui fait entendre les reproches de Minnie à son sujet. Emmené chez un soldat dont il a refusé d'aider la femme, il se réveille pour découvrir leur maison en feu, et sauve alors la femme. Il invite ensuite d'autres infortunés chez lui, et regagne ainsi l'estime de Minnie.
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
, 1h11
Directed by Robert Wiene
Origin German
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantastic, Horror, Crime
Themes Circus films, Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Serial killer films, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt, Lil Dagover, Hans Heinrich von Twardowski, Friedrich Feher, Rudolf Klein-Rogge

As Francis (Friedrich Feher) sits on a bench with an older man who complains that spirits have driven him away from his family and home, a dazed woman named Jane (Lil Dagover) passes them. Francis explains she is his "fiancée" and that they have suffered a great ordeal. Most of the rest of the film is a flashback of Francis' story, which takes place in Holstenwall, a shadowy village of twisted buildings and spiraling streets. Francis and his friend Alan (Hans Heinrich von Twardowski), who are good-naturedly competing for Jane's affections, plan to visit the town fair. Meanwhile, a mysterious man named Dr. Caligari (Werner Krauss) seeks a permit from the rude town clerk to present a spectacle at the fair, which features a somnambulist named Cesare (Conrad Veidt). The clerk mocks and berates Dr. Caligari, but ultimately approves the permit. That night, the clerk is found stabbed to death in his bed.
The Star Rover
The Star Rover (1920)

Directed by Edward Sloman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantastic
Actors T.D. Crittenden, Chance Ward

Le brave docteur Hugh Standing assiste à une pièce de théâtre avec sa fiancée, Faith Levering. Dans la loge en face de la sienne, est assis Tubbs, un homme politique. Une main armée d'un revolver surgit de derrière le docteur Standing et tire sur Tubbs. Accusé du meurtre parce qu'il a ramassé l'arme abandonnée par l'assassin, Hugh est emmené au commissariat.
The Golem: How He Came into the World
The Golem: How He Came into the World (1920)
, 1h31
Directed by Carl Boese, Paul Wegener
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Films about religion, Films about Jews and Judaism, Golem
Actors Paul Wegener, Albert Steinrück, Ernst Deutsch, Otto Gebühr, Greta Schröder, Loni Nest

Set in Jewish ghetto of medieval Prague, the film begins with Rabbi Loew, the head of the city's Jewish community, reading the stars. Loew predicts disaster for his people and brings his assistant to inform the elders of the community. The next day the Holy Roman Emperor signs a royal decree declaring that the Jews must leave the city before the new moon. The Emperor sends the knight Florian to deliver the decree. Loew meanwhile begins to devise a way of defending the Jews.
The Blue Bird
The Blue Bird (1918)
, 1h15
Directed by Maurice Tourneur
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantastic, Fantasy
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays, Children's films
Actors Edward Elkas, Gertrude McCoy

When poor old widow Berlingot asks Tyltyl and Mytyl, the young son and daughter of her more prosperous neighbors, for the loan of their pet bird to cheer up her ill daughter, Mytyl selfishly refuses. That night, when the children are asleep, the fairy Bérylune enters their home in the semblance of Berlingot, before transforming into her true beautiful appearance. She insists that the children search for the bluebird of happiness. She gives Tyltyl a magical hat which has the power to show him the insides of things. As a result, the souls of fire, water, light, bread, sugar and milk becoming personified, and their pet dog and cat can now speak with their masters. Before they all set out, Bérylune warns the children that their new companions will all perish once their quest is achieved.
Hilde Warren and Death
Hilde Warren and Death (1917)
, 1h20
Directed by Joe May
Genres Drama, Fantastic, Horror
Actors Mia May, Bruno Kastner, Hans Mierendorff, Georg John, Hermann Picha, Fritz Lang

Hilde Warren, une actrice célèbre, est courtisée par son directeur du théâtre. Cependant, elle rejette sa proposition de mariage, désirant se consacrer entièrement à son art. Peu après, elle rencontre le jeune Hector Roger et en tombe amoureuse. À peine mariés, la police arrête Hector car c'est un meurtrier. Alors qu'il tente de s'échapper, il est abattu par la police.
The Golem
The Golem (1915)
, 1h
Directed by Henrik Galeen, Paul Wegener
Origin German
Genres Fantastic, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Films about religion, Films about Jews and Judaism, Golem
Actors Paul Wegener, Henrik Galeen, Jakob Tiedtke

In modern times, an antiques dealer (Henrik Galeen) finds a golem (Paul Wegener), a clay statue brought to life by a rabbi four centuries earlier. The dealer resurrects the golem as a servant, but the golem falls in love with the dealer's wife. As she does not return his love, the golem commits a series of murders.
Cinderella
Cinderella (1914)
, 52minutes
Directed by James Kirkwood Sr.
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantastic, Fantasy
Themes Films about children, Films about magic and magicians, Films about the labor movement, Children's films
Actors Mary Pickford, Owen Moore

Cinderella is a kind young woman who lives with her wicked stepmotherand ugly stepsisters plus her evil father. They abuse her and use her as the house maid. Cinderella thinks she's all alone in the world, but doesn't know a fairy godmother is constantly helping her. One day, she is collecting wood from the forest and meets Prince Charming. They immediately fall in love with each other, but lose contact. Soon, a ball is arranged by the prince to look for his future wife. The stepsisters think they make a great chance in being chosen by the prince. Cinderella wants to go as well, but isn't allowed to by her cruel family.
The Man with Wax Faces
The Man with Wax Faces (1914)
, 11minutes
Directed by Maurice Tourneur
Origin France
Genres Thriller, Fantastic, Horror
Actors Henry Roussel

Deux amis, en bonne compagnie dans un restaurant huppé avec jolies femmes, se lancent un défi: Pierre fait le pari à Jacques de ne ressentir la peur nulle part où son ami pourrait le mener. Aussitôt la gageure couchée sur papier et signée, les deux hommes quittent leurs amis et vont à la recherche du lieu du défi: ce sera un musée de cire voisin. Ils soudoient le directeur du musée, qui consent à laisser Pierre au milieu des figures de cire, natures mortes et autres mises en scène grotesques (par exemple, arrestation du criminel, préparation de l'exécution, guillotinage...). Plus la nuit avance, plus Pierre trouve les figures menaçantes: il tressaute devant les courants d'air, il tremble, il étouffe. C'est au moment où Jacques vient se reposer dans une pièce mitoyenne, séparée par une seule tenture sur laquelle se projette son ombre menaçante, que Pierre avec un visage de dément se saisit du couteau tenu par l'une des mannequins en cire, et le plante sauvagement dans le dos de son ami qu'il n'avait pas reconnu. Au matin, au-dessus du cadavre de Jacques, Pierre agite encore son poignard et ricane devant un public effaré : la mort et la folie l'ont emporté.
A Dog's Love
A Dog's Love (1914)
, 11minutes
Directed by Jack Harvey
Origin USA
Genres Fantastic, Fantasy
Themes Films about animals, Films about dogs, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Helen Badgley, Arthur Bauer

The film opens with an inter-title that reads "Poor little rich girl has no one to play with" and cuts to Baby Helen with her doll, looking out the window. A group of children play Ring a Ring o' Roses in the yard. Next, Baby Helen goes to tea party set up on the yard and holds her doll, all by herself, with a lonely expression. The neighbor's dog, Shep comes out of his dog house and barks, and Baby Helen rises with a joyful expression. She takes a piece of a muffin and tosses it through the boxwood hedge separating the two yards. Shep eats the muffin and Helen invites him to her tea party. Shep runs along the hedge and passes through to join her. Helen instructs Shep with her finger and Shep barks in understanding, Helen takes her seat and shares a muffin with Shep. An inter-title announces that a week later, Helen is out on an errand. Helen passes through the hedge and skips down the sidewalk and Shep barks at her. As Helen crosses the street, she is struck by a passing automobile and Shep races to the rescue. He tugs at her dress at the waist and finding that he is unable to move her, runs to Helen's home and jumps against the screen door, barking repeatedly. As Helen's parents are summoned, Shep leads them to Helen, where a passerby has scooped up Helen from the middle of the street. All three depart and the scene changes to a dimly lit room with Helen laid on a bed, seemingly dead. Her parents watch over her, with sad faces as a doctor inspects her and folds her arms across her chest. Beyond saving, her parents bury their heads in the pillow next to Helen as the doctor pens a note. Then Shep is shown resting against the side of the door in a feeble and sorrowful looking position.