The square image centers on a black-and-white still from the 1897 George Méliès film, “Gugusse and the Automaton.” Inside a set that portrays an eccentric workshop with a stoutly-barred door at right, a man in a dark jacket with white shirt and pants sits to the left of a table or bench where a child stands, wearing a white “Pierrot” costume, complete with pointed hat. A banner on the table proclaims (in French) “Pierrot Automaton.” A sequence that includes groundbreaking stop-motion special effects ensues from this opening tableau. Photo courtesy of the US Library of Congress.
Looks like it’s been “Man vs the Machine” from Day One! Watch a storied silent #film from George Méliès, recently found in Michigan. Made in1897, it shows a classic struggle between a hapless showman and the first #movie #robot in #cinema #history
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