The Little Matchgirl backdrop
The Little Matchgirl poster

The Little Matchgirl

7.5 / 10
2006
7 min
Animation
Drama
Family
Fantasy

An animated short based on Hans Christian Andersen's tale about a poor young girl with a burning desire to find comfort and happiness in her life. Desperate to keep warm, the girl lights the matches she sells, and envisions a very different life for herself in the fiery flames filled with images of loving relatives, bountiful food, and a place to call home.