"Lulù" is apparently the final film of Segundo de Chomón. It's odd in many ways. Chomón hadn't made any films for quite a few years before making this final film. Also, the style is so completely unusual for him...and is a HUGE departure for the man. Usually, he is known as a man who liberally 'borrowed' (a nice way of saying 'stole') from the work of Georges Méliès.
Unlike any other film I've seen of the filmmaker, this one is stop-motion featuring a cute chimpanzee who sports a top hat and suit. The ape lives in a house and has a magic wand...using it to make things move and disappear (such appearing and disappearing are common for Chomón's films). After a while, a thief breaks in and the chimp uses the wand to make a chump out the crook. Then, the chimp and a police man sit down and have a drink.
This is a very cute little film and I found it adorable. But in addition, I couldn't help but wonder if this had anything to do with "King Kong" a decade later, as he, too, was made using stop-motion and both are apes. Regardless, it's a very sweet short film....and in spite of some jerky movement, it's actually very well made.
