Pauvre Pierrot (or Poor Pete ) is a French short animated film directed by Charles-Émile Reynaud in 1891 and released in 1892. It consists of 500 individually painted images and lasts about 15 minutes originally.
8-581: It is one of the first animated films ever made, and alongside Un bon bock (directed in 1888 of which only few images survive at the Cinémathèque française ) and Le Clown et ses chiens was exhibited on 28 October 1892 when Charles-Émile Reynaud opened his Théâtre Optique at the Musée Grévin . It was the first film to demonstrate the Théâtre Optique system developed by Reynaud in 1888. Pauvre Pierrot
16-543: A 50 meter long flexible strip. Reynaud manipulated the speed and repeated movements by moving the film back and forth through the projector to tell a visual story that lasted close to fifteen minutes. It is one of the first animated films ever made and was the first to be screened on Reynaud's modified praxinoscope , the Théâtre Optique , translated as "optical theatre". Alongside Le Clown et ses chiens - painted in 1890 - and Pauvre Pierrot - painted in 1891 - it
24-476: A French film of the 1890s is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Un bon bock Un bon bock (aka A Good Beer ) is an 1892 French short animated film directed by Émile Reynaud . Painted in 1888, it was first screened on 28 October 1892 using the Théâtre Optique process, which allowed him to project a hand-painted colored film, before the invention of cinematograph . It consisted of 700 individually painted 6 x 6 cm pictures in
32-421: Is also believed to be the first known usage of film perforations . The combined performance of all three films was known as Pantomimes Lumineuses . These were the first animated pictures publicly exhibited by means of picture bands. Reynaud gave the entire presentation himself by manipulating the images. One night, Harlequin encounters his beloved Columbina in a courtyard. Soon, however, Pierrot knocks on
40-449: The Seine river as he was suffering of depression at that time. A wanderer enters a cabaret in the countryside and asks for a beer to a beautiful waitress. She comes back with the pint, as the wanderer begins to court her. In the meantime, the kitchen boy comes, drinks the beer and vanishes. The wanderer, misunderstanding, asks for another beer. Then a traveler enters and has an argument with
48-468: The door and they hide. Pierrot starts performing a serenade for Columbina, but Harlequin constantly interrupts. He pokes Pierrot with a stick and steals his bottle, always keeping just out of sight. Eventually Pierrot gets scared of the unseen prankster and leaves, allowing Harlequin to enter Columbina's house as the short ends. This article related to a short animated film is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to
56-399: The first fellow. During the argument, the kitchen boy appears, sips the second beer and runs away. As the traveler quits, the customer finds his glass empty again. He calls the waitress, expresses his disappointment and leaves. The kitchen boy comes in and explains to the waitress what he did with the two beers. They make fun together on the wanderer and leave. This article related to
64-469: Was exhibited on 28 October 1892 when Émile Reynaud opened his Cabinet fantastique at the Musée Grévin . The program was billed as Pantomimes Lumineuses (Luminous pantomime), and lasted until February 1894. These were the first animated pictures publicly exhibited by means of picture bands. Reynaud gave the whole presentation himself manipulating the images. It is considered a lost film . No copy exists, as Reynaud threw all but two of his picture bands into
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