The Electric Hotel

The Electric Hotel (1908)

El hotel eléctrico

An enthusiastic young couple is astounded with modern technology's giant leaps in the fascinating field of electricity.

Date of release
1908-11-14
TMDB
6.2 / 10 (67)
Runtime
9m
Genres
Fantasy, Animation
Director
Segundo de Chomón

Casting

Interesting facts

Hôtel électrique is a 1908 silent French comedy-fantasy trick film directed by Segundo de Chomón and produced by Pathé Frères. The short appears to be inspired by the 1907 American short film The Haunted Hotel.

Background

The film displays one of the earliest uses of stop motion animation in history, though it is not de Chomón's first try at this technique: his 1906 film, Le théâtre de Bob, uses animated puppets. However, Hôtel électrique is also an early use of pixilation.

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