Voice of the Nightingale (1923)

1923 · Animation · 13 min · dir. Władysław Starewicz

• Animation
• Fantasy

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Synopsis

A partly-animated short film, a fairy-tale-like telling of why the nightingale only sings at night. A young girl who has caught a nightingale dreams about the nightingale and its mate, and comes to realize that birds are not made to be captive but free. In return for its freedom, the nightingale loans the child its voice for use in the daytime, which is why nightingales only sing at night.

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Details

Director

Władysław Starewicz

Studio

Pathé Consortium Cinéma

Released

1923-12-21

Original title

La voix du rossignol

Running time

13 minutes

Cast & crew

• Władysław Starewicz Director
• Nina Star

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