The Magic Hoop

Synopsis

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.

Director

Émile Cohl

Studio

Société des Etablissements Gaumont (FR)

Released

23 November 1908

Genres

Fantasy, Animation