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The Little Match Girl

Original title: La petite marchande d'allumettes
  • 19281928
  • 40m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
1.4K
YOUR RATING
The Little Match Girl (1928)
  • Short
  • Drama
  • Fantasy
An impoverished girl tries to sell matches on NYE. Shivering with cold and unable to sell her wares, she sits in a sheltered nook. Striking a match to keep warm, she sees things in the flame... Read allAn impoverished girl tries to sell matches on NYE. Shivering with cold and unable to sell her wares, she sits in a sheltered nook. Striking a match to keep warm, she sees things in the flame.An impoverished girl tries to sell matches on NYE. Shivering with cold and unable to sell her wares, she sits in a sheltered nook. Striking a match to keep warm, she sees things in the flame.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
1.4K
YOUR RATING
  • Directors
    • Jean Renoir
    • Jean Tédesco
  • Writers
    • Hans Christian Andersen(story)
    • Jean Renoir
  • Stars
    • Catherine Hessling
    • Eric Barclay
    • Jean Storm
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  • Directors
    • Jean Renoir
    • Jean Tédesco
  • Writers
    • Hans Christian Andersen(story)
    • Jean Renoir
  • Stars
    • Catherine Hessling
    • Eric Barclay
    • Jean Storm
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    • 18User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    Manuel Raaby in The Little Match Girl (1928)
    Catherine Hessling and Jean Storm in The Little Match Girl (1928)
    Catherine Hessling in The Little Match Girl (1928)
    The Little Match Girl (1928)
    The Little Match Girl (1928)

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    Catherine Hessling
    Catherine Hessling
    • Karenas Karen
    Eric Barclay
    Eric Barclay
    Jean Storm
    • Axel Ottas Axel Ott…
    Manuel Raaby
    Manuel Raaby
    Amy Wells
    Guy Ferrant
    Mme. Heuschling
    • Une passanteas Une passante
    Comtesse Tolstoi
    • La dame au chienas La dame au chien
    Lucia Joyce
    • Une danseuseas Une danseuse
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Jean Renoir
      • Jean Tédesco
    • Writers
      • Hans Christian Andersen(story)
      • Jean Renoir
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Lucia Joyce, daughter of James Joyce, dances a small duet as a toy soldier in this film. She had studied under Isadora Duncan's eccentric brother Raymond. It was her debut and only film,
    • Connections
      Featured in Fractured Flickers: Paul Lynde (1963)

    User reviews18

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    8/10
    A fantastic piece of imaginative work
    While short and perhaps lacking in real pathos (for me), this is a great example of the sheer imaginative fun that movies rarely possess nowadays. From a horse-back sword fight in the sky to snow that turns into fruit, fantasy reigns supreme in this film. Catherine Hesslinger is captivating in the lead role (though she is even more remarkable in the less interesting "Charleston"). Seeing these silent shorts of Renoir's have helped me understand how he was capable of putting so many wonderful, unusual scenes into "The Rules of the Game"; I see how playful he was. Above all, one takes away Renoir's exuberant love for film in this movie. You can find it in the 7 film set released by Lion's Gate with remarks by Scorsese.
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    • Apr 5, 2008

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 8, 1928 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Languages
      • None
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Mala prodavačica šibica
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      40 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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