| Description |
xii, 435 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [376]-387) and index. |
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"Filmography": p. [388]-425. |
| Contents |
Filmic adaptation and appropriation of the fairy tale -- De-Disneyfying Disney : notes on the development of the fairy-tale film -- Georges Melies : pioneer of the fairy-tale film and the art of the ridiculous -- Animated fairy-tale cartoons : celebrating the carnival art of the ridiculous -- Animated feature fairy-tale films -- Cracking the magic mirror : re-presentations of Snow White -- The trials and tribulations of Little Red Riding Hood revisited and reviewed -- Bluebeard's original sin and the rise of serial killing, mass murder, and fascism -- The triumph of the underdog : Cinderella's legacy -- Abusing and abandoning children : "Hansel and Gretel," "Tom Thumb," "The Pied Piper," "Donkey-skin," and "The juniper tree" -- Choosing the right mate : why beasts and frogs make for ideal husbands -- Andersen's cinematic legacy : trivialization and innovation -- Adapting fairy-tale novels -- Between slave language and utopian optimism : neglected fairy-tale films of Central and Eastern Europe -- Fairy-tale films in dark times : breaking molds, seeing the world anew. |
| Subject |
Fairy tales in motion pictures.
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Fairy tales -- Film adaptations.
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| ISBN |
9780415990615 (pbk.) |
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0415990610 (pbk.) |
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9780415990622 (hardback) |
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0415990629 (hardback) |
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