Le Clown et ses chiens

Le Clown et ses chiens

Promotional poster for Pantomimes Lumineuses
Directed by Émile Reynaud
Music by Gaston Paulin
Release dates
  • 28 October 1892 (1892-10-28)
Running time
15 minutes (approx)
Country France
Language Silent

Le Clown et ses chiens (aka The Clown and His Dogs) is an 1892 French short animated film directed by Émile Reynaud. It consists of 300 individually painted images and lasts about 15 minutes. It is one of the first animated films ever made and is rarely known about but was actually a large advance in motion picture technology.[1]

One of the first animated films ever made, and alongside Pauvre Pierrot and Un bon bock was exhibited in October 1892 when Emile Reynaud opened his Théâtre Optique at the Musée Grévin. 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 whole presentation himself manipulating the images.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Charles-Émile Reynaud". Who's Who of Victorian Cinema. Retrieved 2007-03-11.

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