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
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.
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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