Lilliputian Minuet, The (1905)
Fragment
aka Le Menuet lilliputien
Sadly most of this Melies film is now lost and all that remains (a little over 50-seconds) can be found on Flick Alley's wonderful set. What we do see in the footage has Melies and another person standing on opposite sides of a bench. On the bench are four small people doing a couple dances. The special effects of the small people are very obvious but it really doesn't take away anything from the film. How these small people were used reminded me a lot of a famous sequence in James Whale's BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN. There's not much available of this film but I'm glad it was included on the set.