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Movie poster: Voice of the Nightingale (1923)
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Voice of the Nightingale

1923 · 13 min Animation Fantasy
5.8 / 10 · TMDB

A young girl who has caught a nightingale dreams about the songbird and its mate, and comes to realize that birds are not meant to be captive.

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Original Title La voix du rossignol
Year 1923
Country France
Genre Animation, Fantasy
Director Władysław Starewicz
Runtime 13 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.8/10 (21 votes)

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The film constructs its narrative through the contrast between a child's curiosity and the wisdom of the wild, relying on hypnotic, flowing animation. It explores visual poetry where every frame is a metaphor, and the movement of lines conveys a music that cannot be heard with ears.

What lingers after viewing is a quiet, potent impression from this silent fable, where the primary dialogue is held by the drawing itself. A sense of gentle melancholy and clarity remains, as if one has touched something pure and timeless. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Władysław Starewicz

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