Is Turn-of-the-Century Surgery easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Turn-of-the-Century Surgery sad?

Barely. Less sad than 89% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Turn-of-the-Century Surgery end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Turn-of-the-Century Surgery violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Turn-of-the-Century Surgery scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Turn-of-the-Century Surgery

Name: Turn-of-the-Century Surgery
Genre: Science Fiction, Horror, Comedy
Released: 1900
Duration: 2 min
Rating: 4.9

Directed by Alice Guy-Blaché

Produced by L. Gaumont & Cie, Société des Etablissements Gaumont (FR)

19002 min4.9 / 10

A grotesque early cinema comedy that treats surgical mutilation as slapstick farce, blending horror imagery with anarchic humor and silent-film visual invention.

George Mélies made a version of this a few years later, often titled Une Indigestion, but Guy-Blaché’s earlier film Chirurgie Fin de Siecle (1900) is more widely available. And it’s not one to watch the night before an operation. In this clinic, a sign pleads “On est prie de ne pas crier/Please do not cry”, and the doctors set about the patient with saws, cheerily hacking off limbs, and then slopping them into a bucket, all the while arguing ferociously with each other. They then reattach arms and legs from a bucket of “exchange pieces” (using glue) before re-animating their victim, I mean patient, with bellows. (from http://silentlondon.co.uk/2015/01/23/10-disgusting-moments-in-silent-cinema/)

Clusters

Ridiculous Bad Movies Strong Female Characters

Genres

Science Fiction Horror Comedy

Keywords

Silent Film Woman Director Short Film

Questions people ask

Is Turn-of-the-Century Surgery easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Is Turn-of-the-Century Surgery sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.
Does Turn-of-the-Century Surgery end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Turn-of-the-Century Surgery violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is Turn-of-the-Century Surgery scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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