The Sprinkler Sprinkled
About The Sprinkler Sprinkled
Gardener François Clerc waters his flowers. The boy Benoît Duval steps on the hose. Clerc looks into the nozzle. Duval lifts his foot, the water hits Clerc in the face, and Clerc chases him, takes him by the ear, and spanks him. Then he goes back to the flowers. Louis Lumière directed and photographed it. The French title used at the time was Le Jardinier. It is also called L'Arroseur arrosé.
Cast & crew
More about The Sprinkler Sprinkled
First screened on June 10, 1895. The listed length is 49 seconds. Lumière produced it. The English article calls it the earliest filmed comedy, the first film of a staged story, and the first film to have a promotional poster. Other versions of the same gag were shot later. This is the 1895 take.
Themes
Look
Louis Lumière photographed the garden in one setup.
Preservation
A print survives.
Notes
- Clerc is the gardener. Duval is the boy.
- The gag is one shot: hose, nozzle, chase, spank, back to work.
- Later Lumière catalogs used L'Arroseur arrosé.
- The poster claim is the one in the English article.
Scenes
- Duval steps off the hose and the spray hits Clerc in the face.
