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Les cocottes en papier

Les cocottes en papier

1908Short⏱️ 6m
AnimationShortFantasy
5.9
IMDB Rating
63 votes

In the first place, we see a beautiful woman appear before our eyes, and soon she has a clown to assist her in her efforts to entertain. They produce a case of paper, which they fold into cock-a-doodles, which forms all sorts of f...

Director
Segundo de Chomón
Writers
N/A
Stars
Julienne Mathieu
Release Date
January 15, 1909
Language
None, French
Country
France
💬 2
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

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Julienne Mathieu

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Production
Pathé Frères

🎯 Categories

AnimationFantasyShort

⭐ Featured Review

A Paper Casserole?
by boblipton2024-12-03
6/10

"Isn't that what 'cocotte' means? Anyway, this is another of the magic show movies that Melies had been doing since 1896, and Segundo de Chomon had been doing since 1903. I will dispute the other reviewer who calls de Chomon a mere copier of Melies. While his remit from Pathe may have been to take Melies' market by doing the same sort of magic shows, he did them differently. He pioneered in doing them outside, away from the safety of the studio, and he did them more elaborately. And, as here, he used stop motion techniques differently. While Melies used them to produce magi..."

💡 Did You Know?

Released in the US as a split reel along with It's Only the Painter (1908).

📖 Synopsis

In the first place, we see a beautiful woman appear before our eyes, and soon she has a clown to assist her in her efforts to entertain. They produce a case of paper, which they fold into cock-a-doodles, which forms all sorts of f...