The Little Girl with the Sulfur Sticks (1925)

Original title

Das Mädchen mit den Schwefelhölzern

Directed by

Guido Bagier

Genre

silent film, Christmas film

Country

Germany

Runtime

20 min

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A poor girl tries to sell sulfur sticks on a cold Christmas night. She faces indifference and hardship, finding only small, fading moments of warmth from her imagination.

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What happens

Das Mädchen mit den Schwefelhölzern ist ein deutscher Märchenkurzfilm aus dem Jahre 1925 nach der Vorlage von Hans Christian Andersen. Dieser erste Tonfilmversuch des deutschen Kinos wurde von Guido Bagier inszeniert und im Auftrag der UFA produziert. Die Titelrolle spielte die damals noch schauspielunerfahrene zwölfjährige Else von Moellendorff. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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