I saw the restored 16 minute version.
No real plot. Kenneth Anger filmed this in Paris in 1950. He got three mimes from the Marcel Marceau School of Mime. He then filmed this vague "story" based on a fable. It has Pierrot who worships the moon. Then the Harlequin appears and seems to be evil. He makes the beautiful Columbine appear. Pierrot falls in love with her but she spurns him for Columbine. Pierrot dies.
The plot doesn't really matter here. What does is some beautiful imagery and a great soundtrack of doo wop songs. The print I saw is also tinted blue which is perfect for the imagery here. The actors themselves are very good--there's no dialogue and use all their mime work to express the situations and meanings. However this IS frustrating too. The constant images of the moon get on your nerves. Also they start up and stop "I Only Have Eyes For You" at least SEVEN times with the same imagery! What the point is escapes me and is gets extremely annoying. These two lapses aside this IS a beautiful short to see. I give it a 7.
No real plot. Kenneth Anger filmed this in Paris in 1950. He got three mimes from the Marcel Marceau School of Mime. He then filmed this vague "story" based on a fable. It has Pierrot who worships the moon. Then the Harlequin appears and seems to be evil. He makes the beautiful Columbine appear. Pierrot falls in love with her but she spurns him for Columbine. Pierrot dies.
The plot doesn't really matter here. What does is some beautiful imagery and a great soundtrack of doo wop songs. The print I saw is also tinted blue which is perfect for the imagery here. The actors themselves are very good--there's no dialogue and use all their mime work to express the situations and meanings. However this IS frustrating too. The constant images of the moon get on your nerves. Also they start up and stop "I Only Have Eyes For You" at least SEVEN times with the same imagery! What the point is escapes me and is gets extremely annoying. These two lapses aside this IS a beautiful short to see. I give it a 7.