
The Mechanical Butcher
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Release Date
4/18/1896Runtime
1 minsGenres
Overview
A butcher puts a full-grown live pig into his large box-like machine. Moments later, he draws out a full range of pork products, many already packaged for sale.
Status
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FrenchBudget
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A delightfully weird one-minute silent film that treats an impossible industrial dream, pig into packaged meat in seconds, as straightforward fact, with an impish comedic shrug.
Mood
AbsurdPlayfulUnsettling
Themes
TechnologyArt and creation
Tone
Playful
Pacing
Brisk
Look
Documentary-likePractical effects
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Animal harm
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