Magic Lantern Movies

As the world progresses into the industrial age, a professor studying the "nature of pure matter" is spirited away by a would-be dictator and...

A fun-loving little boy's magic lantern show exposes some indiscreet moments between his landlady mother and her star boarder.

The 15th short film as part of the Magica series dealing with pre-cinema. A magic lantern slide show.

The Magic Lantern was an projector of information and stories than preceded the cinema. How did its visual style translate into the moving image?...

Children parade through the streets of Hinton St George in Somerset on the last Thursday of October. Children have hollowed out pumpkins or...