The young Sergey not only imagines how he would stage Shakespeare, Gozzi or Aristophanes; he also comes up with his own stories. One of them is the farce “Pierrot”s Million.” Pierrot suddenly inherits a million. But a suspicious notary appears; then a mass of others who have claims for the inheritance. Everyone fools the poor Pierrot. This plot from 1917 is a satirical comedy of manners in the spirit of Moliere. It is not by chance that some of the captions were made in French.
Characters from the farce "Pierrot's Million"
Creation period
1917, 1970
Place of сreation
Russian Empire, Petrograd
Technique
Paper, phototype
Collection
Exhibition
10
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S.M. Eisenstein
Characters from the farce ‘Pierrot’s Million’
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A sketch for “Pierrot”s Million”. A reproduction.
And here is Pierrot himself, tugged away by his mockers. The original sheet with this picture, as well as other graphic works by S. M. Eisenstein, is kept in the Russian State Archive for Literature and Art (RGALI).
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Characters from the farce "Pierrot's Million"
Creation period
1917, 1970
Place of сreation
Russian Empire, Petrograd
Technique
Paper, phototype
Collection
Exhibition
10
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