"La petite marchande d'allumettes" is a pretty old, French black-and-white silent film version of Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Matchgirl". Unfortunately, I did not really enjoy the watch here. I saw some versions of the tale, but this one here is among the weakest. of course, this is almost 90 years old and the story with the snow and the fire and the illusion is one that requires color to work really nicely. Apart from that, the lead actress is everything but a little girl, which I personally did not like. The makers, including Jean Renoir, obviously tried their best, but it is not working out. It says 40 minutes, but the version i saw only went for 32, maybe more frames per second. In any case, it felt still way too long and dragged on several occasions. I personally cannot recommend it. Thumbs down.
Review of The Little Match Girl
