"The Brahmin and the Butterfly" is a short film by Georges Méliès that is very fanciful...even for this filmmaker! It begins with an Indian man in the forest. He sees a gigantic caterpillar and so he blows his flute...and the caterpillar becomes a lady i a butterfly suit. he throws a blanket on her...she becomes a real woman...and he inexplicably turns into a caterpillar.
The use of the word 'Brahmin' (it should be 'Brahman') is odd, as the man is dressed in simple Indian style clothing...and Brahmans are of the highest caste and should be dressed in the best of clothing. No matter....as the film is cute in an old fashioned way. I enjoyed it...though I am sure a lot of people would just laugh at the costuming today. Well worth seeing if you like these old pictures, as I do.
The use of the word 'Brahmin' (it should be 'Brahman') is odd, as the man is dressed in simple Indian style clothing...and Brahmans are of the highest caste and should be dressed in the best of clothing. No matter....as the film is cute in an old fashioned way. I enjoyed it...though I am sure a lot of people would just laugh at the costuming today. Well worth seeing if you like these old pictures, as I do.
