Le cochon danseur

Making the man a pig suggests that the woman is the victim of the man's vileness but the pig seems to be an OK guy while the woman initially rejects him, then kicks and humiliates him and gets him to obey her order to dance with her a number, naked. "Poor pig", we think, but behind the stage his lecherousness comes to light when he makes suggestive facial expressions to the audience. So is he completely stupid to think he will score with that woman after what just happened? Is the message that men are stupid pigs that women can easily play with if they want to? No. Because if you pay attention the pig wears the tuxedo again that she ripped off his body earlier. So either this shows him before he went out on stage meaning it is a flashback, or it plays some time later before he is actually about to kick it off with her after the rocky start. Either way it shows that he's a pig alright and had it coming.

This film was included in the three DVD set "Saved From the Flames"--a collection of mostly ephemeral movies that have managed to avoid turning to powder, catching fire or melting--something that usually happened with the nitrate film stock used up through the 1950s.

According to the notes for this film, the Dancing Pig routine was common on stage and it was filmed for several different companies--in this case Pathé-Frères. I have not seen any of the other versions, but was amazed at this short film--mostly because the pig costume was amazing to see. While it didn't look like a real pig (after all, pigs aren't over six feet high nor do they wear clothes and dance like people), it didn't look like a cheap old costume. Heck, it was better than what I'd expect a lot of companies today! Seriously.

The film consists of the pig performing alone and with a pretty woman. There really isn't much plot, but it's a pretty cool film--one that should STILL grab your attention today.

This early 20th century silent short from France was the first item on disc 2 of the "Saved from the Flames" DVD collection. It has someone in a giant pig costume being humiliated by a beautiful girl dancer he has a crush on as she strips his clothes and makes him dance both naked (so to speak) and with a dress on. Oddly, this is when the pig enjoys himself to the point of sticking his tongue out and moving his eyes! I found this pretty amusing if not hilarious and, at 4 minutes, just about the right length. I do wonder if this was meant for children especially with the stripping and the female dancer moving her skirt up and down like the famous Can-Can. Still, The Dancing Pig (the English title on the disc) is worth a look.

The internet site "Know Your Meme" named the close-up of the anthropologic pig in the 1907 French short "The Dancing Pig" as one of the first memes of the 20th century. The GIF shows the last 20 seconds of the movie as the pig rolls his eyes, flaps his ears, wags his tongue and shows sharp teeth. The short begins with a man dressed as a pig trying to pick up a woman, who eventually disrobes the pig. They then dance up a storm on the set. This routine has been cited as a reenactment of a vaudeville act. At the end, the movie cuts to a closeup of the pig's face, with creepy actions from the pig. The movie was forgotten for decades until someone created the meme, sparking numerous nightmares for many viewers.

This 1907 footage is currently considered "Scary" because of the pig which has a pretty decent costume by the standards of that time but to some people it looks Horrendous and Scary but not me!.

The Footage is about a pig dancing with a woman, simple as that, but what stands out is the gloomy ending with the pig's face at that moment if it looks a bit disturbing.

It is assumed that the pig makes these expressions because he ate the woman for humiliating him in some scenes and it is a not so far-fetched response because we see him with a macabre laugh while touching his belly, although it is at the discretion of each person.

The Pig's costume is quite Good for the Standards of that time since at that time they used to wear somewhat fake and comical costumes but here the Costume is Realistic and their expressions look too good to be a simple costume.

This Footage is quite entertaining since we see the pig dancing while some things happen but let's say that the Ending is not so friendly.

This short itself is memorable because of how Bizarre it is and because of its ending, which I already said is a bit terrifying, but that does not mean that this is a great film!.

For everything I said above "Le Cochon Danseur" receives an 8.