''Un bon bock'' (aka ''A Good Beer'') is an 1892 French

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film directed by

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. Painted in 1888, it was first screened on 28 October 1892 using the

Théâtre Optique The Théâtre Optique (Optical Theatre) is an animated moving picture system invented by Charles-Émile Reynaud, Émile Reynaud and patented in 1888. From 28 October 1892 to March 1900 Reynaud gave over 12,800 shows to a total of over 500,000 visit ...

process, which allowed him to project a hand-painted colored film, before the invention of cinematograph.

About the film

It consisted of 700 individually painted 6 x 6 cm pictures in a 50 meter long flexible strip. Reynaud manipulated the speed and repeated movements by moving the film back and forth through the projector to tell a visual story that lasted close to fifteen minutes. It is one of the first animated films ever made and was the first to be screened on Reynaud's modified

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, the

, translated as "optical theatre". Alongside ''

Le Clown et ses chiens ''Le Clown et ses chiens'' (aka ''The Clown and His Dogs'') is an 1892 French short animated film hand-painted in colour by Émile Reynaud. It consists of 300 individually painted images and lasts about 10 minutes. It was the second film that Reyn ...

'' - painted in 1890 - and ''

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'' - painted in 1891 - it was exhibited on 28 October 1892 when Émile Reynaud opened his Cabinet fantastique at the

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. The program was billed as '' Pantomimes Lumineuses'', and lasted until February 1894. These were the first animated pictures publicly exhibited by means of picture bands. Reynaud gave the whole presentation himself manipulating the images. It is considered a

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. No copy exists, as Reynaud threw all but two of his picture bands into the

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river as he was suffering of depression at that moment.

Screenplay

A wanderer enters a cabaret in the countryside and asks for a beer to a beautiful waitress. She comes back with the pint, as the wanderer begins to court her. In the meantime, the kitchen boy comes, drinks the beer and vanishes. The wanderer, misunderstanding, asks for another beer. Then a traveler enters and has an argument with the first fellow. During the argument, the kitchen boy appears, sips the second beer and runs away. As the traveler quits, the customer finds his glass empty again. He calls the waitress, expresses his disappointment and leaves. The kitchen boy comes in and explains to the waitress what he did with the two beers. They make fun together on the wanderer and leave.

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