La Reine des Papillons

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La Reine des Papillons
Directed by Ladislas Starevich [1]
Written byLadislas Starevich
StarringNina Star
Release date
  • 1927 (1927) [2]
Running time
23 minutes [3]
CountryFrance
LanguagesSilent film
French intertitles

La Reine des Papillons (French for The Queen of the Butterflies) is a 1927 French stop-motion animated short film created by Ladislas Starevich. [2] The film combines live-action sequences starring his daughter Jeanne (aka Nina Star) with puppet animation. Full of special effects, as with Starevich's previous films he used deceased insects as the protagonists of the film. [4]

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Synopsis

A little girl working as a carnival dancer is given a gift of a caterpillar as a joke. She spares the caterpillar's life, and becomes the Queen of the Butterflies. [4]

Cast

DVD release

The film was released on DVD in 2013 by Doriane Films alongside four of Starevich's other films that also star Nina. [5]

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References

  1. La Reine des papillons (1927) at the British Film Institute. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  2. 1 2 Tremblay, Sylvie (1991) "100 années Lumière: rétrospective de l'œuvre documentaire des grands cinéastes français de Louis Lumière jusqu'à nos jours" (section edition). (in French). Intermédia. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  3. Filmographie. (in French). Profile of Ladislas Starevich – starewitch.pagesperso-orange.fr. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  4. 1 2 Sindelar, Dave (17 April 2017) The Queen of the Butterflies (1927). Fantastic Movie Musings and Ramblings. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  5. Nina Star (on DVD) at lecture.ardeche.fr. (in French). Retrieved 1 June 2021.