The French silent short film "Pauvre Pierrot" (French: Pauvre Pierrot) was created by the French inventor Charles-Émile Reynaud. This film is not a motion picture in the modern sense, but rather consists of 500 hand-drawn images, with an estimated length of 12–15 minutes. Produced in October 1892, it is one of the earliest animated films. It was created alongside the animated films "Le Clown et ses chiens" and "Un bon bock." They were publicly premiered on October 28, 1892, during the first screening of the Théâtre Optique at the Musée Grévin in Paris. Plot: One evening, Arlequin visits his beloved Colombine. Suddenly, Pierrot comes knocking at the door, prompting Arlequin to hide. Pierrot begins to sing, but Arlequin, hiding in the shadows, frightens him away, causing Pierrot to leave.