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An elderly couple visits an innovative photographer whose larger-than-life photographs come alive. All is fine until the old man decides to have his picture taken, and then...

More special effects silliness from Melies here. I'm not sure where the "long-distance" comes into play here; all of his photographs are of people or things right in the studio. Still, the vision of the old man's face (which looks like that of a manic monkey puppet) is pretty memorable, and it's full of fun-looking machinery. And remember to keep your fingers out of the electrical machinery!