Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy

It is kind of creative at times, but doesn't really have the magic, no matter how hard it tries.

This is some crazy shit. Its also strange seeing a impish figure wafting smoke with their skirt.

Pretty fun at first but the film is way too long. The effects are really well done though.

I do believe this is the earliest special effects comedy I have ever witnessed that's not directed by Georges Melies. Pretty damn good FX for 1909, and chock full, for five minutes, of the sort of Olde Worlde beauty I always relish in these ancient motion pictures... and on top of that, it's pretty darn funny. (Still.) A good example of why I continue to find early cinema so interesting. As an IMDb commenter said, "Perhaps the gentleman was smoking something stronger than tobacco?"

An exceptionally well crafted film from the beginnings of cinema where smoke is personified by fairies, and matches and other objects come to life. Using stop motion, manipulation of the image and other techniques, I still think the effects are incredible even if you can tell how they were done in terms of imagination.

Great piece of early magical realism and special efffects that really does work. Now I smoke two packs a day, thanks to Princess Nicotine!

Special effects are very impressive. Even if it is just more of the same jump cuts and double exposures, they seem a bit more refined in this short. The premise is also interesting.

Nice special effects for you time.