The Little Girl and Her Cat

1900 Documentary 46 seconds Directed by Louis Lumière

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About The Little Girl and Her Cat

Madeleine Koehler sits at a table with a dish. A long-haired tortoiseshell cat jumps onto the table beside her.

Cast & crew

More about The Little Girl and Her Cat

Louis Lumière filmed it in 1900. The view runs 46 seconds. Madeleine Koehler is the child.

Themes

  • A child at a table
  • A cat that will not stay off it
  • Madeleine Koehler
  • cat
  • table
  • Lumière

Background

A 1900 Lumière domestic view, one of the short films made with the Koehler children.

Preservation

Copies are on the Internet Archive and Wikimedia Commons.

Notes

  • The French title is La Petite fille et son chat.
  • The cat is a long-haired tortoiseshell.
  • Madeleine Koehler also appears in the 1897 view Petit frère et petite sœur.

Scenes

  • The cat leaps onto the table.

Also available

  • Internet Archive (LaPetiteFilleEtSonChat)
  • Wikimedia Commons (La Petite fille et son chat - Film 1900.webm)

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