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A young girl tries to save her sister from tuberculosis by tying fallen leaves back onto trees.
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When a doctor says her older sister will die of tuberculosis by the time the last leaf falls, a young girl takes his words literally and tries to save her by tying fallen leaves back onto trees with string.
"A classic of the silent film era, 'Falling Leaves' is one of the shorts by French filmmaker Alice Guy-Blaché, the first director in history - and likely the only one of her time - who was unjustly relegated to oblivion for much of the 20th century due to lack of documentation of her work. Though it is a rudimentary short by today's standards, at the time it was highly innovative and avant-garde. The premise plays with poetry in its narration, representing the impending death as the literal falling of leaves in autumn, with an innocent girl trying to stop it. It is a beautiful movie and a great starting point to get close to the first filmmaker in history."