Segundo de Chomón directed this strange film that is no doubt going to offend people today. It also shows how much the director 'borrowed' from his competitor, Georges Méliès--as most of the tricks were done the same way Méliès had been doing since the late 1890s.
The film begins on a set with a large stylized crescent moon and some stars. A woman appears and with the use of stop-motion, she pulls out a costume and shakes it and it becomes a Pierrot. Then, doing the same thing again and again, she now has five of them! Now, all five fall out of the sky (it's a nice special effect) and land. Here is where the movie loses steam. The characters start dancing back and forth and start changing into different characters--both male and female. In what I assume is supposed to be a funny ending, they ultimately all become black characters--which are literally actors in black-face. It wasn't very funny and is sure to offend a lot of folks today. All in all, a rather weak entry to the director.
The film begins on a set with a large stylized crescent moon and some stars. A woman appears and with the use of stop-motion, she pulls out a costume and shakes it and it becomes a Pierrot. Then, doing the same thing again and again, she now has five of them! Now, all five fall out of the sky (it's a nice special effect) and land. Here is where the movie loses steam. The characters start dancing back and forth and start changing into different characters--both male and female. In what I assume is supposed to be a funny ending, they ultimately all become black characters--which are literally actors in black-face. It wasn't very funny and is sure to offend a lot of folks today. All in all, a rather weak entry to the director.