Pauvre Pierrot (1892)

One of the first animated films ever made. This French animation was created by Émile Reynaud and was broadcasted in October 28, 1892 (3 years before the invention of cinema) at Musée Grévin in Paris, France, using his Théâtre Optique system - similar in principle to a modern film projector. It was shown along with his 2 other films, 'Le Clown et ses chiens' and 'Un bon bock'. The entire program was then called Luminous Pantomimes.

The film consists of 500 individually painted images. Reynaud himself was the script writer and projectionist. Although it was made earlier than the invention of cinema but it was colored and more than that - not a silent film. The musical score was done by Gaston Paulin.

The story in brief:

One night, Arlequin come to see his lover Colombine. But then Pierrot knocks at the door and Colombine and Arlequin hide. Pierrot starts singing but Arlequin scares him and the poor man goes away. (courtesy - IMDb)


More info about this film and Émile Reynaud:
wikipedia
www.lips.org
IMDb

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