Underplayed Gems

The Little Matchgirl (2006)

The Little Matchgirl poster
Directed by
Roger Allers
Genre
family film, drama fiction, Christmas film
Country
United States
Runtime
7 min
Rated
G
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 195 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

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How it feels

A poor young girl tries to sell matches on a cold New Year's Eve. She lights them one by one to warm herself, and each match brings a brief vision of comfort and joy.

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What happens

The Little Matchgirl is a 2006 animated short drama film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed by Roger Allers. The film is based on the 1845 fairy tale of the same name by Hans Christian Andersen. It is the fifth Disney adaptation of an Andersen tale. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short but lost to The Danish Poet at the 79th Academy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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