A little girl sits at a table, holding a container of what appears to be some sort of food. Suddenly there's a flash of movement: a tortoiseshell cat, with long hair and a very furry tail, has leapt onto the table. The girl and the cat are clearly friends: she cheerfully feeds the cat little bits of whatever's in that container.
I couldn't get a good look at the food: it really looks more like tea leaves than anything else. Some of the Lumiere films are of vital historic significance, serving as visual records of the clothes, buildings and human activities of their time. 'The Little Girl and Her Cat' serves no great purpose except to establish that (shock surprise!) cats of the late 19th century look and behave the same as cats of our own period. And are just as hungry, I'll be bound. Nothing especially interesting here, folks ... although this probably fascinated audiences back in 1899.
I couldn't get a good look at the food: it really looks more like tea leaves than anything else. Some of the Lumiere films are of vital historic significance, serving as visual records of the clothes, buildings and human activities of their time. 'The Little Girl and Her Cat' serves no great purpose except to establish that (shock surprise!) cats of the late 19th century look and behave the same as cats of our own period. And are just as hungry, I'll be bound. Nothing especially interesting here, folks ... although this probably fascinated audiences back in 1899.