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Pauvre Pierrot (1892)

Also known as Poor Pierrot

1892 · Animation · 4 min · dir. Émile Reynaud

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Synopsis

Description from Change Before Going Productions: The first animation, exhibited in October 1892 when Charles-Émile Reynaud opened his Théâtre Optique at the Musée Grévin. Reynaud developed the movie system in 1888, and it is also believed to be the first usage of film perforations. Pauvre Pierrot originally consisted of 500 individually painted images.

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Details

Director
Émile Reynaud
Writer
Émile Reynaud
Composer
Gaston Paulin
Released
1892-10-28
Original title
Pauvre Pierrot
Running time
4 minutes

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