{"product_id":"into-the-forest-folk-tales-at-defa-blu-ray","title":"Into the Forest: Folk Tales at DEFA Blu-ray","description":"\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eInto the Forest: Folk Tales at DEFA\u003c\/strong\u003e' (1955-77)\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eEureka Masters of Cinema \u003cem\u003eLimited Edition\u003c\/em\u003e 3-Disc Blu-ray Boxset | 5 films + 3 shorts | Restorations |\u003cem\u003e German w\/ English subtitles\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBetween 1950 and 1989, the East German studio \u003c\/span\u003eDEFA\u003cspan\u003e produced a huge number of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMärchenfilme\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFilms included:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Devil from Mill Mountain (\u003c\/em\u003eHerbert Ballmann, 1955\u003cem\u003e)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Singing Ringing Tree\u003c\/em\u003e (Francesco Stefani, 1957) [English audio option]\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eRumpelstiltskin\u003c\/em\u003e (Christoph Engel \u0026amp; Erwin Anders, 1960)\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eLittle Red Riding Hood\u003c\/em\u003e (Götz Friedrich, 1962)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Devil’s Three Golden Hairs \u003c\/em\u003e(Egon Schlegel, 1977) [English audio option]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLimited Edition contents:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Limited edition of 2000 copies\u003cbr\u003e- Hardbound slipcase featuring new artwork\u003cbr\u003e- 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 \u003cem\u003eThe Singing Ringing Tree\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRumpelstiltskin\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLittle Red Riding Hood\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Devil’s Three Golden Hairs\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Reversible inner sleeves featuring new artwork for each film\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecial features include:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e- Audio commentary on\u003cem\u003e The Devil from Mill Mountain\u003c\/em\u003e by film historian Michael Brooke\u003cbr\u003e- Audio commentary on \u003cem\u003eRumpelstiltskin\u003c\/em\u003e by Sam Goff, editorial director for Klassiki and host of The Klassiki Kino Club podcast\u003cbr\u003e- Interview with writer, broadcaster and Fortean Times columnist Bob Fischer on the history of \u003cem\u003eThe Singing Ringing Tree\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Video essay on the depiction of the Devil in folktales from the Brothers Grimm to DEFA by film and literature scholar Mary Going\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cem\u003eThe Magic Scissors\u003c\/em\u003e (Bruno J. Böttge, 1956) – short silhouette animation inspired by traditional folktales and produced by the DEFA Studio for Animation Film\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cem\u003e Sleeping Beauty Was a Beautiful Child\u003c\/em\u003e (Katja Georgi, 1987) – short puppet animation adapted from Sleeping Beauty by the DEFA Studio for Animation Film\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cem\u003eThe Wolf and the Seven Little Goats\u003c\/em\u003e (Otto Sacher, 1990) – short cut-out animation adapted from the Brothers Grimm story by the DEFA Studio for Animation Film\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Film Shop IFI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56955800125764,"sku":null,"price":68.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0504\/9322\/7199\/files\/intotheforest.jpg?v=1783678394","url":"https:\/\/film-shop-ifi.myshopify.com\/products\/into-the-forest-folk-tales-at-defa-blu-ray","provider":"Film Shop IFI","version":"1.0","type":"link"}