The Washerwomen (French: Les Blanchisseuses) was an 1896 French silent actuality film directed by Georges Méliès. It was released by Méliès's company Star Film and is numbered 7 in its catalogues. The film is currently presumed lost.
, 1minutes Directed byGeorges Méliès OriginFrance GenresComedy, Documentary ActorsGeorges Méliès, Gaston Méliès Rating51% Three men are sitting at a table, two of them playing cards while the third smokes and reads a newspaper. The man who is not playing cards calls over a young girl and has her fetch a woman with a bottle of wine. He proceeds to pour glasses for himself and his friends. After drinking the wine, the man reads a story out of the newspaper causing his friends to laugh.