Pierrette's Escapades
About Pierrette's Escapades
Four shorts of about 20 meters each were sold together as Les Fredaines de Pierrette: Pierrette and Pierrot arrive, Harlequin arrives, the dance goes on, and Harlequin and Pierrette leave. Columbine holds off Pierrot and goes with Harlequin. Alice Guy directed. Gaumont produced it. Julia Petit and Melle de Fretières are the catalog players.
Cast & crew
More about Pierrette's Escapades
Wikidata times a copy at 2 minutes. From July 1901 the series could be bought hand-colored. One section is on the Internet Archive as silent-le-dpart-darlequin-et-de-pierrette, the departure of Harlequin and Pierrette. The catalog notes that a primary-source confirmation of Guy's credit has been disputed. The English Wikipedia credits her.
Themes
Preservation
One section, the departure, is on the Internet Archive.
Notes
- The four titles are Arrivée de Pierrette et de Pierrot, Arrivée d'Arlequin, Suite de la danse, and Départ d'Arlequin et de Pierrette.
- Hand coloring was offered from July 1901, after the 1900 release.
- The Archive copy is only the departure section.
Scenes
- Pierrette leaves with Harlequin after the dance, and Pierrot does not get her.
Also available
- Internet Archive (silent-le-dpart-darlequin-et-de-pierrette)
