The well-known children's fairy tale depicted by "The Wahmann Hand Puppets" (in their first and only film appearance.)
Johannes Felsenstein’s production of HANSEL AND GRETEL presents it with every sinister element removed. The children remain in a home setting with their own bed central to the scene and the barest hint of a forest behind, while their father plays the witch as an amiable, totally benevolent figure, not sinister at all, even joining them in the final joyful ensemble. When they sing that the witch is dead, you find that the production contradicts that completely. Taking that unsinister stance means that the opera loses much of its bite. No doubt Felsenstein felt that it would make the piece more accessible for very young children, though many of them relish the sinister element. That said, it is a strong and capable performance, very well conducted and with a cast of good if not outstanding singers. One wonders what Felsenstein meant to convey, just as it is not clear why the central characters should regularly be carrying dolls. A highly individual version of a much-loved opera.
In the timeless world of fairy tales, villains and victims are visited by a vengeful fairy who offers to shift the balance of power.
A young girl named Zoey explores the landscapes of her imagination, searching for secrets about her mysterious past.
Sound & Fury (Richard Maritzer, Patrick Hercamp, and Ryan Adam Wells) present three different classic Fairy Tales, including favorites like “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” “Rapunzel,” and “Jack & the Beanstalk” -- and then completely improvise a fourth Fairy Tale each night, based entirely on audience suggestions, to complete the evening.
A little girl imagines that the nursery rhyme characters in her book have come to life, and sees the story of "The Littlest Snowman" as well.
Red, the Wolf and the Lumberjack; three beloved characters whose lives are intertwined by a dark secret. A secret which has engulfed their clans in a vicious cycle of bloody vengeance. To save grandmother’s life, Red must pass through the bowels of The Broken Forest.
Based on the epic "Phra Aphai Mani" written by Sunthon Phu, สุดสาคร –Thailand's first cell animation– tells the heroic adventure of Sudsakorn, the son of a minstrel prince and a beautiful mermaid. During his many encounters he fights animals, ghosts and demons, and tames sharks and a dragon-horse.
In this re-telling of the classic fairy tale, the three little pigs are sent out into the world by their mother to live on their own. The moral of the story becomes clear when the Big Bad Wolf comes to the door of each of the three pigs' homes, one made from sticks, one from straw and of course, one made of brick.
The youngest son in a family inherits only a cat when his parents die. It turns out that it is a quite peculiar cat...
Zozbierali legendy a rozprávky, ktoré sa odovzdávali z generácie na generáciu, hoci s malými zmenami a doplnenými významami, ktoré boli vždy určené pre určitú dobu. Rozprávky o všetkých zakliatych postavách, zlých čarodejniciach a rytieroch v lesklej zbroji. Vydajte sa s nami do lesa a zažite úžasné veci. Môžete sa stretnúť so zlom alebo nájsť svoje šťastie. Čo však robí les taký desivo príťažlivý? Vo všetkých starých príbehoch a bájkach je vždy aspoň zrnko pravdy - odraz skutočnosti. Všetci poznáme les. Napriek tomu si svoje tajomstvá dobre stráži a nič neprezradí. Pred viac ako dvesto rokmi očaril dvoch bratov. Rozprávali si fantastické príbehy z minulosti, ktoré považovali za symboly svojej súčasnosti. V Nemecku, kde bratia Jacob a Wilhelm Grimmovci vyrastali, rovnako ako v celej strednej Európe, boli kedysi husté a rozľahlé lesy a húštiny, ktoré obklopovali dediny a mestá.
A Japanese fox spirit being stopped by another spirit when she moves into a Japanese town for an autumn night full of mischievement
Long time ago the world of nature was perceived as full of magic and mystical creatures. The film tells the old times stories taken from anonymous writer from Alexandria. In time the stories were swollen by developing Christian culture and some of their dark magical aspects got lost. Visually inspired by Grimms' Fairy Tales and the illustration style of children's books. It reminds us about the dangerous and mysterious side of nature.
A short Russian animated film about a man and a fish.