A short melodrama based on Hans Christian Andersen's harrowing tale. A poor little girl tries to sell matchsticks in the freezing December cold. She lights matches for some light and warmth. There are visions: a fireplace, dinner, a Christmas tree. She sees her dead mother, welcoming her.
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United Kingdom 23 December 1902
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The Little Match Seller (1902) | BFI National Archive Subscribe: This beautiful evocation of Hans Christian Andersen's 'The Little ...
A short silent film based on the Hans Christian Andersen story The Little Match Girl by James Williamson (1902). Original music by Richard White.
Otra versión ultrarara de los primeros filmes cinematográficos que se hicieron esta vez de la historia de Hans Christian Anderson la niña de los fósforos.
edit by Jordyn.
A beautiful silent melodrama shot in 1902!
In front of a windowless soot-blackened brick wall on a snowy evening a young girl wearing one shoe a dress and apron tries to sell matches. She has no ...
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