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Herbert Leupin's bold, colorful illustrations bring new life to these 9 favorite Grimm's fairy tales: Hans in Luck; Hansel and Gretel; The Brave Little Tailor; Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs; The Wishing Table, the Gold-Ass, and the Cudgel in the Sack; The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids; Puss in Boots; Sleeping Beauty; and Mother Holle.
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Early in the nineteenth century, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm compiled a collection of stories to preserve the folklore of their native Germany. Forty-three of them—fairy tales, some deliciously dark, that have bewitched readers for generations—are gathered here. Translated into more than 150 languages, these well-loved narratives brim with fearless heroes, humble and hardworking heroines, and treacherous villains, exploring themes of innocence,...
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"Dortchen Wild lives in the small German kingdom of Hesse-Cassel in the early 19th century. She finds herself irresistibly drawn to the boy next door, the handsome but very poor fairy tale scholar Wilhelm Grimm. It is a time of tyranny and terror: Napoleon Bonaparte wants to conquer all of Europe, and Hesse-Cassel is one of the first kingdoms to fall. Forced to live under oppressive French rule, Wilhelm and his brothers quietly rebel by preserving...
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Dimension Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
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English
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19th-century "folklore collectors," Wilhem and Jacob Grimm are con artists who perform bogus exorcisms of "evil enchantments" while traveling from village to village in French-occupied Germany. The two soon find themselves ensnared in a genuinely supernatural crisis involving the curse of the Mirror Queen and other such fantastical marvels as the Big Bad Wolf, the Gingerbread Man, and other truly enchanted flora and fauna. A manic villain and a serious...
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Selector
Pub. Date
2018.
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Español
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Te sorprenderá el positivismo con el que el sastrecillo valiente enfrenta cada una de las situaciones que vive, sin importarle el peligro que corre. Es más, casi podría afirmarse que este hombrecito ni siquiera tiene el menor reparo por pensar que algunas de las hazañas que emprende son sumamente difíciles de lograr. Conocer a este personaje nos dejará una gran enseñanza: que con optimismo e inteligencia es posible enfrentar cualquier situación....
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Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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Get ready for a twisted take on the classic tale as Hansel and Gretel have turned pro, coping with the trauma of their childhood captivity by slaying witches for hire. But when the seemingly unstoppable bounty hunters meet their match in an enemy so evil, it'll take all their training, weapons and courage to survive. Revenge is sweeter than candy.
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Metro-Goldwym-Mayer Studios
Pub. Date
2010
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English
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Beauty and the beast: A whimsical live-action comedy version of the classic fairy tale.
Puss in boots: Follow Puss in Boots while he travels the countryside with Pierre, the miller's son, seeking fame and fortune. Live action, with musical numbers.
Sleeping Beauty: Tale of a beautiful princess whose mother has offended an evil fairy. The princess falls into an enchanted sleep and must wait for a handsome prince to rescue her. Live action.
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15) Rumpelstiltskin
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A strange little man helps the miller's daughter spin straw into gold for the king on the condition that she will give him her first-born child.
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