The Little Match Girl

Name: The Little Match Girl
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Released: 1928
Rating: 70.24000000000001
Cast: Catherine Hessling, Eric Barclay, Jean Storm, Manuel Raaby, Amy Wells

1928·Movie

32min

Ratings

70/100

My ScoreNot Rated

7.1

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About

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.

DNA

Genres: Tragicomedy Social Problem Film
Mood: DarkMelancholicThought-ProvokingBleakSad
Themes: Coming Of AgePovertyLonelinessSocial InequalityChild Exploitation
Plot: Struggling To SurviveSocial CommentarySymbolic DreamsInner DesiresChild Labor
Pacing: SlowGradual Build
Narrative: FlashbacksStream Of Consciousness
Dialog: Minimalist Dialogue
Character Types: OutcastInnocent
Time: 19th Century
Place: Urban CityscapeWinter Setting
Cinematic Style: Surreal ImageryBlack And White CinematographySymbolic Visuals
Costume and Set: Period-Accurate Costumes

Sequels and Prequels

No sequels or prequels available

Crew

Directed by:

Jean Renoir, Jean Bachelet, Simone Amiguet

Written by:

Jean Renoir

Produced by:

Jean Tedesco, Jean Renoir

Cast

Catherine Hessling

Karen

Eric Barclay

Guy Ferrant

Media

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