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The Spider and the Butterfly (1909) · Papillon Fantastique

Name: The Spider and the Butterfly
Director: Georges Méliès
Genre: Fantástico, Magic, Nightmare, Silent film, Spider
Released: 1909
Duration: 2 min

Original title: Papillon Fantastique

1909 · Georges Méliès · 2 min · France · Edited by 1

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Surviving fragment of a longer film. A magician makes a butterfly woman appear, and a woman in a star. Exhausted, the magician falls asleep and the star woman turns into a spider, dragging the butterfly into her web.

Georges MélièsDirector

A 1909 title built around Fantástico, Magic and Nightmare. Directed by Georges Méliès.

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Spanish: La mariposa fantástica

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The Spider and the Butterfly (1909) · Papillon Fantastique

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