Madame's Cravings

Madame's cravings, is a 1906 French silent short film produced by the Gaumont Film Company and directed by Alice Guy-Blaché. Plot summary The film features a pregnant woman who succumbs to the "cravings" related to her pregnancy. We see her, in wide shots, stealing things she wants to swallow and, in close-ups, the heroine inserting objects into her mouth: the lollipop she stole from a little girl, the glass of absinthe she swallows greedily, the fillet of herring she sniffs and devours, and finally a pipe she smokes while choking and pulling on it as if she can't help herself. Each of these close-ups reveals the happy expression on her face, as if this oral pleasure fulfilled her perfectly. Production and Release The film, directed by Alice Guy-Blaché and produced by the Gaumont Film Company, was released in 1906. Analysis