Pauvre Pierrot (1892)

Director:

Émile Reynaud

Release Date:

28 October 1892 (France)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Short | Romance

Plot:

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. |

Plot Keywords:

Early Animation | Character Name In Title

Also Known As:

Poor Pierrot

Runtime:

4 min (1996 reconstitution)

Country:

France

Color:

Color (hand painted)

Sound Mix:

Silent

Movie Connections:

Featured in La magie Méliès (1997) (TV)

Boring but interesting

This cartoon is really dumb and out-moded but come on, this is history!

This is one of the first cartoon films and it was made in 1892 : five years before the Lumière brothers ! And it's in color, and it's not silent. In a word, this is not a masterpiece at all (the animation's all crappy, worst than South Park !) but it is basic and essential.