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Kobelkoff

Year: 1900

This rare documentary puts us in a troubling situation of voyeurism by having us attend the exhibition of trunk man Nikolaï Kobelkoff, born in Siberia, without limbs. Kobelkoff uses his unique stump with incredible dexterity:  he drinks, eats, shoots with a rifle, paints, winds his watch and lifts a dumbbell!  In 1932, this extraordinary character was film director Tod Browning's inspiration for the famous film Freaks.

 

 

Director: Anonymous
Nationality: French
Length: 1' 23"
Genre: documentary
Sound: silent with soundtrack
Original elements: black & white
Composer: Eric Le Guen
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