INTO THE FOREST:
FOLKTALES AT DEFA
Region B Blu-Ray UK/European Version - Brand New Set |
-> Limited Edition <-
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These are original and factory sealed.
They are
Region B
and play beautifully on
Blu-Ray players of:
Australian, NZ, PNG, European, African & Middle-East
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FEATURES:
Description:
Between 1950 and
1989, the East German studio DEFA produced a huge number of
Märchenfilme, or adaptations of popular fairy and folktales. By
turns macabre, heartwarming, odd, whimsical and occasionally
downright frightening, these visually arresting and luridly
colourful pictures drew on the works of authors such as Wilhelm
Hauff, Hans Christian Andersen and, above all, the Brothers Grimm.
Some of the finest – and darkest – DEFA folktales include The Devil
from Mill Mountain, The Singing Ringing Tree, Rumpelstiltskin,
Little Red Riding Hood and The Devil’s Three Golden Hairs.
In
The Devil from Mill Mountain, a greedy miller attracts the ire of
forest spirits when he and his accomplices disguise themselves as
demons to burn down a rival mill. In The Singing Ringing Tree, a
young prince must find a legendary tree to win the heart of an icy
princess – and risks being transformed into a bear if she fails to
fall in love with him. Rumpelstiltskin follows a young woman whose
boastful father claims she can spin straw into gold, leading her to
make an ill-advised pact with a magical imp. Then, the eponymous
Little Red Riding Hood sets off to see her sick grandmother, relying
on her friends the rabbit and the bear to help her evade the cunning
fox and the big bad wolf. Finally, The Devil’s Three Golden Hairs
sees an unfortunate young man tasked with travelling into hell to
retrieve three golden hairs from the Devil himself.
DEFA’s
Märchenfilme were perhaps the most enduringly successful genre films
produced in East Germany, remaining popular for as long as the
German Democratic Republic existed – but they are criminally
under-seen outside of the former Eastern Bloc. Filled with uncanny
imagery and socialist messaging in equal measure, DEFA’s folktale
adaptations are both immeasurably important to Germany’s film
heritage and wildly entertaining examples of popular European
cinema. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present these five
Märchenfilme together for the first time on Blu-ray in the UK.
LIMITED EDITION THREE-DISC BLU-RAY BOX SET SPECIAL
FEATURES*:
Limited Edition of 2,000 copies
Limited
edition hardbound slipcase featuring new artwork by Carly A-F
Reversible inner sleeves featuring new artwork for each film by
Carly A-F
Limited edition 60-page collector’s book featuring a
new essay on DEFA’s approach to folktales by East German film
historian Sebastian Heiduschke, new notes on each film in this set
by DEFA Märchenfilm experts Sonja Fritzsche, Qinna Shen and
Elizabeth Ward, plus the Brothers Grimm stories that inspired The
Singing Ringing Tree, Rumpelstiltskin, Little Red Riding Hood and
The Devil’s Three Golden Hairs
1080p HD presentations of all five
films from restorations by the DEFA Foundation
Original German
soundtracks
Optional English soundtracks for The Singing Ringing
Tree and The Devil’s Three Golden Hairs
Optional English
subtitles, newly translated for this release
New audio commentary
on The Devil from Mill Mountain by film historian Michael Brooke
New audio commentary on Rumpelstiltskin by Sam Goff, editorial
director for Klassiki and host of The Klassiki Kino Club podcast
Fairytales and Nightmares – new interview with writer, broadcaster
and Fortean Times columnist Bob Fischer on the history of The
Singing Ringing Tree
DEFA and the Devil – new video essay on the
depiction of the Devil in folktales from the Brothers Grimm to DEFA
by film and literature scholar Mary Going
The Magic Scissors
(Bruno J. Böttge, 1956) – short silhouette animation inspired by
traditional folktales and produced by the DEFA Studio for Animation
Film
Sleeping Beauty Was a Beautiful Child (Katja Georgi, 1987) –
short puppet animation adapted from Sleeping Beauty by the DEFA
Studio for Animation Film
The Wolf and the Seven Little Goats
(Otto Sacher, 1990) – short cut-out animation adapted from the
Brothers Grimm story by the DEFA Studio for Animation Film
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All extras subject to change
PRESS
“(The Singing Ringing Tree) a cult classic, with a
reputation as one of the most frightening things ever shown on
children's television” – Telegraph
- Rated : Parental Guidance
- Language : German
- Package Dimensions : 17.78 x 13.97 x 1.27 cm;
296 g
- Media Format : Blu-ray
- Run time : 6 hours and 31 minutes
- Release date : 27 July 2026
- Studio : Eureka Entertainment Limited
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