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The Little Matchgirl

  • 20062006
  • GG
  • 7m
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7.8/10
4.8K
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The Little Matchgirl (2006)
AnimationShortDrama
A poor young girl has a burning desire to find comfort and happiness in her life. Desperate to keep warm, the girl lights the matches she sells, and envisions a very different life for herse... Read allA poor young girl has a burning desire to find comfort and happiness in her life. Desperate to keep warm, the girl lights the matches she sells, and envisions a very different life for herself in the fiery flames.A poor young girl has a burning desire to find comfort and happiness in her life. Desperate to keep warm, the girl lights the matches she sells, and envisions a very different life for herself in the fiery flames.
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  • Director
    • Roger Allers
  • Writers
    • Hans Christian Andersen(based on an original story by)
    • Roger Allers(story adaptation by)
    • Ed Gombert(story development)
  • Director
    • Roger Allers
  • Writers
    • Hans Christian Andersen(based on an original story by)
    • Roger Allers(story adaptation by)
    • Ed Gombert(story development)
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    • 29User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 2 nominations total

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    • Trivia
      In 2005, Walt Disney Feature Animation finished production work on a new adaptation of "The Little Match Girl". The short was originally intended to be a part of "Fantasia 2006", but this project was canceled. The Little Matchgirl is last of the four shorts from the aborted compilation to be developed as a standalone film. It combines hand-drawn animation, computer techniques, and stylized backgrounds, and retains Andersen's tragic ending. This short was subsequently released as a special feature on the 2006 Platinum Edition DVD of The Little Mermaid (1989).
    • Connections
      Featured in The 2006 Academy Award Nominated Short Films: Animation (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      String Quartet #2 In D Major: 3rd Movement: Notturno (Andante)
      Written by Aleksandr Borodin (as Alexander Borodin)
      Performed by Emerson String Quartet
      Violin: Philip Setzer
      Violin: Eugene Drucker
      Viola: Lawrence Dutton
      Cello: David Finckel
      The Emerson String Quartet appears courtesy of Duetsche Grammophon

    User reviews29

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    10/10
    Brings out the ultimate potential in 2D hand drawn animation.
    I never read the original story, so I had no idea what this was about. Needless to say by the end of the short (which is about 6 minutes) I was felt a heaviness in my chest an my eyes were teary. Mind you, I'm an action/horror movie guy - I don't emote much. :-) THIS is the full potential of what animation can do - even without any words spoken. The expressions and fluidness of the characters simply would not emote the same way if it was CGI and as this was the final hand drawn 2d work by Disney's studio it looks to be their final true masterpiece.

    Its BURIED in the Platinum edition of the Little Mermaid DVD, be sure to find it on the 2nd disk Why a person would tell this story to their child is really beyond me.
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    • Dec 9, 2007

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    • Release date
      • September 7, 2006 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • None
    • Also known as
      • Дівчинка з сірниками
    • Filming locations
      • Walt Disney Feature Animation - 500 S. Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Walt Disney Animation Studios
      • Walt Disney Feature Animation
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    • Runtime
      7 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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