The Christmas Angel (1904)
- Original title
- Détresse et charité
- Directed by
- Georges Méliès
- Genre
- drama film, silent film, Christmas film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 10 min
- Rating
- 5.8 of 10 from 12 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A poor young woman begs on a snowy street on Christmas Eve. A wealthy man and his daughter take pity on her and bring her into their home.
silenttheatricalsentimentalausterebriefstagedearly-cinemamoralistic
What happens
Détresse et Charité, released in the United States as The Christmas Angel and in Britain as The Beggar Maiden, is a 1904 French short silent film directed by Georges Méliès. It was released by Méliès's Star Film Company and is numbered 669–677 in its catalogues. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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