Bread for the Birds
About Bread for the Birds
Father Darblay, an old accompanist, gathers leftovers for the sparrows. A hungry girl, Ginette, eats the birds' bread. He takes her in. She becomes a dancer, then a star on tour, and is in Monte Carlo when she hears that Darblay is grieving. She takes the next train and finds him on the bench where he first fed her, still among the sparrows.
Cast & crew
More about Bread for the Birds
Albert Capellani directed. Georges Le Faure wrote the scenario; a photo-card credit also names Capellani on the script. Pathé Frères distributed it. The French filmography gives 265 meters and 13 minutes. Edmond Duquesne plays Darblay and Stacia Napierkowska plays Ginette. Pathé catalogue number 4290.
Themes
Notes
- The French title is Le pain des petits oiseaux.
- Paule Andral, Lucien Callamand, Jacques Faivre, and Paul Fromet are also billed.
- An IMDb listing gives 14 minutes rather than 13.
- Three period photo cards show Darblay with the birds, Ginette's dance lesson, and the star in Monte Carlo.
Scenes
- Ginette eats the bread Darblay has put out for the sparrows.
- She comes back from Monte Carlo to the same bench.
Also available
- Internet Archive (silent-le-pain-des-petits-oiseaux)
