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Vintage Film Movie Poster
Pantomimes Lumineuses (Luminous Pantomimes)
Théâtre Optique by E. Reynaud at the Musée Grévin
Musique de Gaston Paulin
Tous les Jours - De 3h a 6h & 8h a 11h
This image is a reproduction of an 1892 poster by French artist Jules Chéret advertising the world's first animated films shown at the Musée Grévin in Paris. The poster promotes "Pantomimes Lumineuses" (Luminous Pantomimes) presented by Émile Reynaud's Théâtre Optique (Optical Theatre), featuring music by Gaston Paulin.
The Pantomimes Lumineuses were the world's first animated films presented to a large public audience.
Reynaud personally operated his unique projector, which used long, hand-painted flexible strips of images and a system of mirrors and lenses to project moving, colored figures onto a screen.
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Pantomimes Lumineuses (Luminous Pantomimes)
Théâtre Optique by E. Reynaud at the Musée Grévin
Musique de Gaston Paulin
Tous les Jours - De 3h a 6h & 8h a 11h
This image is a reproduction of an 1892 poster by French artist Jules Chéret advertising the world's first animated films shown at the Musée Grévin in Paris. The poster promotes "Pantomimes Lumineuses" (Luminous Pantomimes) presented by Émile Reynaud's Théâtre Optique (Optical Theatre), featuring music by Gaston Paulin.
The Pantomimes Lumineuses were the world's first animated films presented to a large public audience.
Reynaud personally operated his unique projector, which used long, hand-painted flexible strips of images and a system of mirrors and lenses to project moving, colored figures onto a screen.
