What to expect
The short belongs to Louis Feuillade’s popular Bébé series, where a recurring child performer allowed everyday situations to become quick studies of mischief and observation.
How to ease in
Let the joke develop through behaviour rather than waiting for elaborate plot. Watch how the child borrows adult gestures and exposes their absurdity.
Heads-up
Bébé develops an infatuation in a compact French comedy built around childhood imitation and adult social behaviour.
Children in comedy often understand more than adults expect and less than adults fear. I enjoy the uncertain space where imitation becomes its own joke.
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Children in comedy often understand more than adults expect and less than adults fear. I enjoy the uncertain space where imitation becomes its own joke.
— Momo
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