La Charcuterie mécanique
| La Charcuterie mécanique | |
|---|---|
Lumière Brothers | |
Release date | 1895/1896 |
| Country | France |
La Charcuterie mécanique (The Mechanical Butcher) is an 1895/1896 "humorous subject" (as classed by its makers) created by the
Lumière Brothers. In Phil Hardy's The Aurum Film Encyclopedia: Science Fiction it is listed as the first ever science fiction film.[1]
The action involves a live pig that is placed into a machine (essentially a large wooden container). The pig is then turned into various pork products, which are lifted out of the other end of the machine.
The theme was widely repeated in films such as American Mutoscope and Biograph made The Sausage Machine the same year, which was a parody of the conveyor belt system.[1] Edison Studios followed with Fun in a Butcher Shop (1901) and Dog Factory (1904), both of which showed pet dogs, again being turned into sausages. The former showed simply a primitive crank, while the latter film depicted an electric machine with a reversible process.[2]
References
- ^ a b Hardy, Phil (1984). The Aurum Film Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Science Fiction. Overlook Press. pp. 19–24.
- ISBN 0-8317-7705-2. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
External links
- The Mechanical Butcher at IMDb
- La Charcuterie mécanique on YouTube
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