Brahmanen och fjärilen (1901)

The scene is a tropical rain forest filled with a lush array of flowers and vines. The Brahmin (Georges Méliès) enters in a striped robe. He goes off again and returns with a large cocoon which he suspends in midair. With a fakir's flute he calls forth an enormous caterpillar which wriggles up to the conjurer. The caterpillar gets a kiss and is placed into the cocoon. The chrysalis is transformed into a spelndid butterfly-woman who flies through the air. The butterfly descends and perches on the Brahmin's hand. then to the ground where she dances around. The Brahmin decides to capture this lively insect. He wraps her inside a striped cloth. Assistants arrive and the cloth is removed. The butterfly has become an oriental princess. Struck by her beauty the Brahmin kneels and kisses her foot. To his surprise she puts her foot on top of him, changing him into the caterpillar. The triumphant woman leaves with the assistants. The miserable caterpillar crawls away after her. (ur Artificially Arranged Scenes. The films of Georges Méliès av John Frazer 1979)