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The Earliest Known Cinematic Representation of a Robot-Like Figure

The Library of Congress recently discovered a copy of a long-lost film by Georges Méliès from 1897: "Gugusse et l的Automate. This film was probably unseen for over a century and showed a robot-like character for the first time in the film. It is also one of the first science fiction films ever and is a real short film with 45 seconds. (Direktlink, via Kottke)
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The Library of Congress recently discovered a copy of a long-lost film by Georges Méliès from 1897: "Gugusse et l的Automate. This film was probably unseen for over a century and showed a robot-like character for the first time in the film. It is also one of the first science fiction films ever and is a real short film with 45 seconds. (Direktlink, via Kottke)

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