The Little Match Girl

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Alejo Moguillansky

Moguillansky’s spectacular follow-up to The Gold Beetle is a fantasia that elegantly weaves together Hans Christian Andersen’s tale of the little match girl, Bresson’s saintly abused donkey Balthazar, a Red Army Faction member’s correspondence with an Argentine pianist, and the story of a composer trying to mount an opera at the Teatro Colón.

DIRECTOR
Alejo Moguillansky
YEAR
2017
COUNTRY
Argentina
RUNTIME
71 minutes
LANGUAGE
Spanish with English subtitles
ORIGINAL TITLE
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Q&A with Alejo Moguillansky

Moguillansky’s follow-up to The Gold Beetle is a fantasia that elegantly weaves together disparate elements: Hans Christian Andersen’s tale of the little match girl, Bresson’s saintly abused donkey Balthazar, a Red Army Faction member’s correspondence with an Argentine pianist, and a composer trying to mount an opera at the Teatro Colón. Winner of Best Argentine Film at last year’s BAFICI, The Little Match Girl is infused with emotion, and never devolves into the obscure or didactic, despite its many literary and cinematic references. Featuring exquisite cinematography from Inés Duacastella, this spectacular work must not be missed. U.S. Premiere

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