Sémiramis

Based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas.

A man installs his mistress, a renowned actress, in his mansion, before she gives in to another man. She leaves, but he learns twenty-two years later that she has a son who is his own but leads a life of debauchery.

The life of the rich Pierre de Brézieux is turned upside down when he meets Ida Bianca, famous for her bewitching dance.

One New Year's Eve, a miserable tramp, after being violently snubbed by a party, follows the evil inclination of his spirit in revolt against the lucky ones who do not care about his distress. The tramp breaks into a pavilion he thinks is abandoned, until a small child appears.

In the middle school, the pawn Paul Watrin spends his sad life, in the middle of a people of cheeky and mocking kids for whom he is the enemy, the whipping boy. Only Pierre Launay, a studious child with a pitiful heart, defends the old pawn and his son against the incessant attacks of this cloud of pranksters and his affection consoles the poor man for his daily miseries. However, a drama unfolds in the child's family.

The first cinematographic adaptation of the infamous Count Cagliostro. The alchemist Athlotas foretells that his student, Cagliostro, will meet a gypsy named Lorenza. After a duel over her, Cagliostro takes Lorenza home and uses her exceptional medium powers to achieve immense fame. At court, he reluctantly predicts Marie Antoinette’s execution. Subsequently arrested, his bitter rival, Chevalier d’Oisemont, accuses him of witchcraft, driving Cagliostro to poison himself in his cell.

Of two men, Radu and Floréa, the young Romanian woman Zanfira does not choose the one most worthy of her love. Radu abandons her when she is about to become a mother.

A man and his wife try to enjoy a picnic, but strange and surreal happenings prevent them from doing so.

Cupid offer a horseshoe to princess Alice, promising her that the item will bring her the man of her dream. However, she is getting impatient and bored of keeping it...

Max Linder is an ardent suitor for the hand of a somewhat rampageous young lady. The gentle Max suffers sadly from her rough treatment, but at length he extracts the promise that she will marry him when he has learned to juggle with three balls.