Luis Seel
Directing
Biography
Louis Seel (United States, 1890 - ?) was a pioneer animator. He made movies in Germany and Brazil.
Known For
This story revolves around the use of narcotic drugs and their harmful effects. Extraordinary luxury, artistic nudes and lascivious dances (Cinemateca Brasileira)
White Poison
The oldest surviving animated film from Brazil. The only animal in a zoo, a monkey, escapes its cage, causing a lot of trouble.
Macaco Feio… Macaco Bonito
A man kills his wife on their wedding night, after discovering she had been unfaithful. After being acquitted, he moves to the country, where he becomes part of a love triangle.
Rough Gang
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Screen Follies No. 2
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Wiener Bilderbogen Nr. 1
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Screen Follies No. 1
This film is a fine example of Seel’s saucy humour and his novel style, combining live-action and animation techniques, similar to Max Fleischer’s work in the US. When Pierette pours the contents of the artist’s pot of ink over herself at the end, the film seems to be spoofing Fleischer’s Out of the Inkwell series, which invariably ended with the animated clown Koko vanishing into the bottle.
Münchener Prentenboek, 1. jaargang, Nr. 9. Pierette’s Avonturen
A young woman faces several obstacles to sleep.
Frivolous
Silent animation of the classical story.