La voix du rossignol

"The Voice of the Nightingale" combines a charming story with Starewicz's usual skilled craftsmanship. It seamlessly meshes animated puppets with live settings, and it is also enhanced by the use of color, which must have come at the cost of some painstaking work.

One of the impressive things about Starewicz's movies is the range of material with which he made high-quality features. This one is more low-key and more touching than is usual for him, and yet it is just as memorable as his more frenetic, fast-paced features. Rather than going for laughs, it tells a simple but thoughtful story of a girl and a nightingale. The animation is up to his usual high standard, although you don't notice it quite so much here, because the story takes center stage. It works well, and it is a very nice little film overall.