The Ogre's Cuisine (aka "In the Bogie Man's Cave") (1907)
Starring: Jeahanne d'Alcy and Anonymous ActorsDirector: Georges Méliès
Rating: Eight of Ten Stars
An ogre is happily preparing his favorite dish--freshly butchered human, flour-coated and pan-fried with a mix of spiced vegetables--when the fairy equivalent of Gordon Ramsey and her sous-chefs decide to pay him a visit...
Cooking shows continue to be very popular with friends of mine. If you enjoy them as well, you might get a kick out this gruesome little silent fantasy film from special effects pioneer Georges Méliès.
Like other of Méliès's best pictures, "The Ogre's Cuisine" presents a story that is a fun balance of the bizarre and the macabre, as well as being something more than just a way for him to show off his cinematic illusions. I'm a little fuzzy on exactly what happens at the end--when the titular ogre puts on his butt-stomping boots--but everything up to the final few seconds is highly enjoyable. (This film is only six minutes long; maybe you can check it out below and tell me what you think is going on at the very end.)
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