The poor woodcutter has seven children, and so the obvious way to make ends meet to get take them in the woods and abandon them. The cleverest of them spots a palace, but it is owned by an ogre, whose kindly wife tries to save them. It doesn't quite work, but the youngest and cleverest of the children steals his magic boots.
It's based on one of Charles Perreault's fairy tales. Although the copy I looked at lacked the stencil-coloring that Pathe was using on its major productions, this is clearly one of the movies they made that year to show off the process, with then-current film grammar derived from Georges Melies' fantasies. Alas, it seems to have been edited to make it less than clear to someone unfamiliar with the tale, but at 12 minutes, it was one of those production meant for people familiar with the story.
It's based on one of Charles Perreault's fairy tales. Although the copy I looked at lacked the stencil-coloring that Pathe was using on its major productions, this is clearly one of the movies they made that year to show off the process, with then-current film grammar derived from Georges Melies' fantasies. Alas, it seems to have been edited to make it less than clear to someone unfamiliar with the tale, but at 12 minutes, it was one of those production meant for people familiar with the story.
