"le petit déjeuner des chats", a film by the french brothers pathé, from 1906. the girl is my father's grandmother, estelle roy de menditte, who lived in troyes, in the aube (east of france). i had seen this film, which we had in the family, but not as beautiful ! (i still have three glasses like the one on the table. maybe one of the three is the one there ;)

Why is this showing up in my recommended 114 years later?

Even 100 years ago the first thing people thought to do with a camera was point it at a cat

What's crazy is the Grandmother is probably in her early to mid 80's which means she was born around the time Napoleon was still alive🤯

Estelle Roy de Menditte is the girl, and she lived a very long life from 1892 to 1988. She is buried at pere-lachaise in Paris.

I read it was a silent movie, I understood it was a silent movie After i pressed play...i went and clicked the volume up

Title: "Silent film" Me: *turns up volume*

The girls is Estelle Roy de Menditte, she lived until 1988

It's an honor to see this charming 117 year old cat who behaves exactly the same as cats always do🙌🏻😄❤️ My heart melted

Pets: stealing the show for over 115 years.

It’s crazy how much more normal and relatable people from the past look when you put colors on them.

I knew a woman that was 33 or 34 when this was taken - a family friend that died in 1979 at 106 or 107 (she was born in 1872). Actually I knew a number of people born in the 1890's when I was young, but no one older than that other than Aunt Elva (the woman I first mentioned). I am not young myself, but I still have a grandmother, she will be 100 in March. As far as I know, here is no one born in the 1800's left on Earth, they would be nearing 124 if born in December 1899 if still alive. These people used English differently than we do today, they had a lot of interesting sayings and used a lot of words which aren't used any more. In general they had a different perspective on life than we do today, and a clearer sense of values - they did not always follow these values, but they sure knew what they were. I miss these people - if still around we would benefit from their view point. People today imagine these people as ignorant compared to us now, it was not necessarily true, my great great uncle Frank Cash was an electrical engineer in the 1920's, he specialized in radio, a big thing back then. He and his wife both lived past 100, he was 102 or 103 when he died, his wife lived about a year longer. He was a ham radio operator, he got me interested in the subject when I was a kid, his radio was surplus from a WW2 USN destroyer - it was a big piece of equipment, grey iirc. I wish I could remember the language used by these people, I would know it immediately if I heard it, but it is more or less beyond the immediate reach of my memory nowadays - maybe I can remember a word or two - my great grandmother would tell a kid she saw picking on someone to stop plagueing them for example (the base word is "plague" if you don't recognize it in that context), and if something did not bother her she would say "It doesn't phase me" - that word at least is still around. Another thing about their language is that they never used sex related words when swearing, they were all God dammers and son of a bit@#ers when they got worked up.., some would not swear at all if they were particularly religious. Also, they had a strong urge to wear hats when outside (my great grandparents always tried to get me to put a hat on when I left their house). The women born in their era virtually never wore pants, clothing was completely different between the sexes, women did not wear shirts either, they wore dresses or blouses. Also, their clothing in general was very, very out of style. Time doesn't stop for anyone.

Amazing this was film over 100 years ago in 1906. It's almost like it was filmed today like a child of today filming a video. People don't change, also animals too. Cute cat drinking milk from the glass. It's sad that young girl and cat are long gone now, but seeing this beautiful colour video brings that precious moment of time back forever.

This girl never could have imagined this film would be viewed by millions all over the world on devices more than 100 years in the future.

Proof that Cats have been invading humans meal spaces for over a hundred years.

just imagine how many generations that cat had between then and now

OMG that last stare of the cat...he knew...

Its insane to think that this girl probably lived through her whole life. Not knowing she would even be remembered

They knew that cat videos atrracts people even in 1906...

Assuming the grandma is at least 80 (could be wrong, but she looks older than 70), 1906-80 equals 1826. This means we are using film to look at someone who was born 200 years ago. Who was middle aged at the time of the Civil War. Who most likely didnt even live to see WWI, let alone WWII. That is fucking mindblowing.

Little did that cat know it would be the first KZfaq cat in history.

I can safely say this is the oldest cat video on the internet.

Such a pretty girl. Hope she had An amazing life

This is proof that a video can go viral, no matter how old it is, even 100 years later.

It blows my mind that it's a breakfast vlog interrupted by a cat. It feels so relatable and modern.

Viewing this in the year 2020 is the equivalent of someone not born watching us in the year 2134! We are only a blip in history.

Imagine this video been recommended 117 years from now, just like this movie was 117 years ago 😭🙏

It's remarkable how the girl seems to fully understand filming and what acting is about and even how to treat the camera. She's a natural. She probably would have been great in full length silent films.

Only 1900's kids will remember this ❤️

Proof if proof were needed that viral cat videos have existed since the dawn of cinema

RIP Estelle Roy de Menditte (1892-1988).

These remastered videos put time into perspective. We are finally able to see that humans were not any different 100 years ago than they are today. 100 years is really not that long. This girl, who looks and acts a lot like my own daughter, did not stay this young forever and now she is gone. Beautiful and humbling! Appreciate life, love slowly, take time for reflection and gratitude.

It's strange how the content of this 114 year old film is not that different from modern day youtube.

The beginning reads in GERMAN: "das frühstück des kätzchens" that translates to "the kitten's breakfast" LOL. It's a 114 year old cat video!

Adorable girl. Hope she had a good life. Being born in the east of France at the beggining of the twentieth century was like having a front raw seat ticket for the 2 coming world wars

Thank you so much for sharing this and for the hard work you have done to remaster and colorize it. Absolutely amazing work. When old films are colorized and remastered it really makes a difference and brings the people to life more. Some say that people looked a little different more than 100 years ago (genetics, evolution call it what you will) but here this girl looks like she'd fit in anywhere and you would not know she was born in the 1800s if not for her clothing.

If only she knew that millions of people from 114 years in the future were looking at her

It's always so weird to me seeing people so young and lively knowing that they died ages ago.

The worlds first cute cat video.

Better video quality than most home videos from the 90s

Every time I see one of these films from a century ago, it makes me think inwardly on my own time that I have on this Earth. It makes me sad to know that someday will we become just as distant as this girl and her cat. It is from a time so long ago, that you can’t even call it the same world you call home. This is why preservation should be taken more seriously as a global initiative, because everything that we say and do for public/commercial interest should be documented and saved so that the people looking at us so far away can say, “hey, we can learn from them to be better, smarter”. Something so mundane as footage of yourself eating a bowl of cereal will be cherished when your name is forgotten a century from now.

That old woman in the beginning, she was probably born in the early 1800s when the world’s map was so different from today. I bet she had no idea people in the far future would be conscious of her existence and talk about her

Respects to the Cameraman for recording this back in 1906 and posting it here on KZfaq!

I'm unsure why some are in amazement at how 'modern' this appears? Its 1906, human features were as defined then as they are now, if anything way more natural back then. Human interaction has never changed, if anything with the advent of technology and instant gratification, we have become more disconnected in this time. They had very little back then, materialism was rare, and they appreciated every gesture and kind act.

She is the original influencer.

Bro this is insane it’s like I can see these peoples faces walking down the street. In black and white film the people look so distant and aloof and unlike the people nowadays but seeing this their so familiar

FYI, the cat is still alive. He’s now on his 7th or 8th life.

Some things never change. My cat did this to me this morning, on July 16, 2023!

That little girls parents must of been wealthy to have access and use of a camera that recorded film.

Imagine telling them that they'd be on KZfaq one day, recommended by the algorithm.

1906: We'll have flying cars in the future. 2020: We don't have flying cars, but we have colorized footage from 1906.

Just think, if humanity survives 10,000 years from now if people can play digital they'll be able to look back on us in HD video and sound. Modern humans (Homo sapiens) have been around 200,000 years and I really believe if you could go back that far you would find people acting exactly the same as people today, same sense of humor, same curiosity.

If this had audio, it could be considered the first mukbang video

I see that cats still did whatever they fucking wanted back then as well.

Amazing how such an old film looks so "today" once remastered and colorized. Watching the scene is like time traveling indeed! This girl could be transported into 2023, no one would suspect she was born 130 years ago. Same mannerisms as modern children. Makes sense as children are able to remain authentic humans unlike adults, which is why they behave, move the same all over the world, no matter the historical time when they are born.

Cats have never switched up

Unlike cats these days that would knock over the glass, this kitty politely dips his paws into it. Cultured Cat.

The look on the cat's face in the end like she sees the future and realized everything.

"What do you mean I'm being recorded?"

Basically vlogging but she didn't start out by screaming "WHAT'S UP KZfaq" at my face

This confirms that if they had cameras in 2000 BCE, filming their cats would be the first thing they'd do.

First mukbang video in history

The Titanic wasn't even built yet...that's how old this video is. 🤯

It’s crazy how this was 114 years ago but doesn’t even look that much different from today

I love things like this. Obscure fragments of history like this are really fascinating for some reason and it's a surreal feeling which I can't translate into words.

I feel weird having a crush on a girl that was alive and born about 135 years ago

THIS IS LITERALLY SO CUTE AHHHH THE KITTEY HAHHEHEHEHEHE the way they tied the bow around him aww 🥹🥹🥹🥹

She looks so young here. Sobering to think that even if she lived into her 70's or 80's, that she's been dead for decades. Life is fleeting.

Man, If you told that cat people would be be watching him doing this on pocket computers 115 years in the future...He’d have no idea what you’re saying because he’s a cat.

She was soooo pretty ❤

Can this be considered the first mukbang ever recorded?

"We've got this amazing technology. What should we do with it?" "idk record myself eating and then make a video of my cat" We haven't changed much.

It's weirdly emotive. I'm smiling at a 114 year old recording of a little girl sharing afternoon Tea with her cat 🐱

This is why filming was the best invention because it's proof this had happened at some point in our history.

Estelle Roy de Menditte (born 1892), also known by some as Estelle Roy or Estelle Menditte for short, was an actress born in Troyes, Aube, France, who starred in a handful of lost family test reels and the 1905 short film, "Le déjeuner de minet," also translated to, "Pussy's Breakfast," or "Cats' Breakfast," released in 1906 by the Pathé Frères company. She was the great grandmother of French vlogger, Abel Roy, who confirmed her identity and background on her life in 2021, after viewing the remastered and colorized version from the film collection, "Eye Filmmuseum (Amsterdam)," on KZfaq. It was later confirmed that the older woman in the same film was Estelle Roy de Menditte's grandmother.

It’s 3am and I’m watching a 114 year old cat drinking milk. How’s your life going?

I like the cat's expression at the end when she suddenly realizes she's on KZfaq

In 2023, the girl, her cat and grandma would be KZfaq stars....in a way they are😲

I knew this was a silent film from the title and I stilled turned up my volume because I couldn't hear it...

It's 2am in the morning and I'm watching a young girl and her cat drinking milk filmed in 1906 recommended to me by KZfaq 115 years later.

Suddenly the past doesn't seem soooo long ago.

I think the cat is very hungry.

00:44 her smile melts my heart!

Lots of good comments about time. Here's another one. My grandmother would have been 18 when this film was made, a few years older than the girl you see here. She died in 1981, aged 93. I was 22 at the time, so she lived to see me graduate. It does not seem so long ago to me and I can still hear her voice in my head. The past is much closer than we often think. When I was a child loads of Victorian people were still very much alive.

I cannot believe that the girl in this film lived 114 years ago, but she looks so animated as if she lives somewhere in the world today. This is truly a magic of motion picture.

There is still one person alive when this video was made, her name is Lucile Randon and she was born in 1904, also in France

Estelle Roy De Menditte, may you rest in peace. 1892-1988. You lived a very beautiful and gentle life here while on Earth and may you receive only the best in the afterlife, whatever it may be. You may be gone from here physically but I’m sure that in the minds and memories of many people, me included, that you are still alive and will be remembered. - Shad

It's weird seeing a person in the prime of their youth and knowing that they lived their entire life and died long ago.

Imagine finding out this girl was your great great grandma, and being able to go back in time to see her youth. Amazing stuff!

no way this fron 1906 wtf is so natural it looks like something recorded today

*I've arrived 120 years late for this streaming...*

Cat in 1906 was so refined using their paw. My 2020s cat would get their head stuck!

People in 1906: "Let's make a cat movie. In 115 years from now people will love it."

1:03 How fast she leaves from the screen is sooo creepy. It’s as if she is snatched away 😮

1000000x better quality than security cameras now days

The old woman is saying: "finish your milk before the Prussians come"

Rest in peace, girl. Good eternal breakfast.

I LUV that bit at the end when the cat looks directly into the camera as if to say, "What? You been lookin' at me this whole time...?!"

0:50 in think that's my cat's great grandmother!

This cat has 38,000 cat relatives living today. He’s like Genghis Kat.