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Funnicus was too proud to bear the humiliations attached to an empty pocketbook, and therefore decided to put an end to his troubles, by killing himself. He then reviewed in his mind, one ... See full summary
Funnicus was too proud to bear the humiliations attached to an empty pocketbook, and therefore decided to put an end to his troubles, by killing himself. He then reviewed in his mind, one after the other, the different ways by which he might kill himself. He thought that stabbing himself would not succeed, as the only knife in reach was a badly sharpened and vulgar kitchen knife, which would only tear his poor skin. What about drowning? It was nice spring weather. As we see our unhappy Funnicus melancholy, and reviewing the different ways by which he might end this awful life, a group of students, also without a cent in their pockets, and on the lookout for pleasure and laughter, and realizing that the bigger the crowd the merrier the time, take with them one of the "dummies" stationed at the door of a tailor. Funnicus, not heeding all this excitement, still paced up and down, nursing his troubles, and contemplating suicide. After the students had dragged their "cardboard" comrade ...

Released in the US as a split reel along with the documentary Le pouvoir électrique des pointes (1912).


Cast overview:
Paul Bertho Paul Bertho - Gavroche
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