#Schneewittchen und das Geheimnis der Zwerge 1992

[fairytaleslive]

[ariel-seagull-wings]

@themousefromfantasyland

[princesssarisa]

Live action Snow Whites of past years (not a complete list, but almost)

*Hélène Du Montel, 1910 French silent film

*Marguerite Clark, 1916 Famous Players silent film

*Aimee Ehrlich, 1916 Educational Films silent film

*Elke Arendt, 1955 German film

*Inge Kanzler, 1959 German film

*Carol Heiss, Snow White and the Three Stooges, 1961

*Doris Weikow, 1961 German film

*Zeynep Değirmencioğlu, 1971 Turkish film

*Maresa Hörbiger, 1971 German short

*Mary Jo Salerno, Snow White Live at Radio City Music Hall, 1980

*Elizabeth McGovern, Faerie Tale Theatre, 1984

*Sarah Patterson, Cannon Movie Tales, 1987

*Natalie Minko, Schneewittchen und das Geheimnis der Zwerge, 1992

*Monica Keena, Snow White: A Tale of Terror, 1997

*Camryn Manheim, The 10th Kingdom, 2000

*Kristin Kreuk, Snow White: The Fairest of Them All, 2001

*Laura Berlin, Sechs auf einen Streich, 2009

*Ginnifer Goodwin, Once Upon a Time, 2011

*Lily Collins, Mirror, Mirror, 2012

*Kirsten Stewart, Snow White and the Huntsman, 2012

*Tijan Marei, Märchenperlen, 2019

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[wendyius666]

A list of movies/shows based on the 'Snow white' fairytale! Part 1

(I haven't seen all the movies/shows so i apologize in advance if there is something inappropriate)

Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)

Snow White (1987)

Schneewittchen (1961)

Snow White (1995)

Snow White: The Fairest of Them All (2001)

Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1997)

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

Snow White (1990)

Happily Ever After (1989)

Blanche Neige (2009)

Snow White (1916)

Grimm's Snow White (2012)

Snow White: The Mysterious Father (2015)

Snow White and the Three Stooges (1961)

Schneewittchen und die sieben Zwerge (1955)

Mirror Mirror (2012)

I sette nani alla riscossa (1951)

Skazka o myortvoy tsarevne i o semi bogatyryakh (1951)

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)

Osenniye kolokola (1979)

The Charmings (1987–1988)

The Magic Riddle (1991)

Schneewittchen und das Geheimnis der Zwerge (1992)

The Legend of Snow White (1994–1995)

Willa: An American Snow White (1998)

In Dreams (1999)

The 10th Kingdom (2000)

Pretear (2001–2003)

7 Zwerge (2004)

7 Zwerge - Der Wald ist nicht genug (2006)

[ariel-seagull-wings]

Assista a "Snow White 1992 English" no YouTube

The 1992 German film adaptation of Snow White. With english dub.

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[fairytaleslive]

Exactly! I know that when it comes to Czech fairytale films, many of them (ok, hundreds of them) are made-for-TV films that are hardly on par with grand Hollywood productions. But it's a pity that even the ones that were made for cinema and with more generous budgets are hard to find. I am forever grateful to @valerieandherweekofwonderz who made many of them available on her Google disc; including some recent ones like Seven Ravens from 2015 or Three Brothers from 2014.

In Czechia, our most popular fairytale films are regularly on TV, especially during Christmas time and some other holidays (like Easter :). The made-for-TV ones run every week on Saturday and Sunday after lunchtime: usually two films in a row, each about 60 minutes long. It's sad that for instance Cocteau's Beauty and the Beast and Demy's Donkeyskin are remembered by older generations and by fairytale fans, but not wildly known nowdays. At least the 2014 French Beauty and the Beast is sometimes broadcasted…. The German ones, especially 6 auf einen Streich and Märchenperlen are regularly shown as well; but the older German (or even German-Czech) fairytale films are much harder to get our hands on.

For instance, I find it interesting that despite the high number of Czech fairytale TV films, there is no purely Czech adaptation of Snow White. Crazy, right? (especially since we have like 4-5 Sleeping Beauty adaptations, 3 Cinderellas and even 2 Blue Birds…). Of course there is Schneewittchen und das Geheimnis der Zwerge from 1992 which was directed by a Czech director and even features some Czech actors in minor roles. But they haven't reprised this film on TV for about 20 years! And it hasn't been released on Czech dvd. So unless you (like me) grew up in the nineties and remembered it, it virtually doesn't exist for the majority of Czech people.

I guess I am only confirming that accessibility is a huge issue, not even when it comes to fairytale films from different countries but sometimes it goes for lesser-known parts of our own cinematography as well.

And as for the more popular Czech fairytale films….ironically, I am not a fan of many of the more widely-known films. Three Wishes is great, but I wouldn't call it a masterpiece; Beauty and the Beast from 1978 is imho overrated and The Little Mermaid from 1976 is interesting, but ultimately forgettable film for me.

If you ask me which Czech fairytale feature films are the most beloved in Czechia, the answer might surprise you: the most widely popular is Give the Devil His Due/S čerty nejsou žerty (1984). Nearly everyone can quote it back and forth XD. And only then according to our movie database it's Once There Was a King/Byl jednou jeden král (1954), Three Wishes for Cinderella/Tři oříšky pro Popelku (1973), The Three Veterans/Tři veteráni (1983) and The Incredibly Sad Princess/Šíleně smutná princezna (1968).

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My other conclusion when it comes to my overview of the French fairytale cinema...

The three most adapted and frequently seen on-screen fairytales in France are Sleeping Beauty, Snow-White and Little Thumbling.

I was quite surprised to discover that Cinderella, despite being one of THE big French fairytales, is actually quite rare on screen and was barely adapted. In a similar way we have a few iconic, famous, world-known fairytale adaptations but they stay "unique": there is only one Donkeyskin movie, and for a very long time Cocteau's Beauty and the Beast was also the only Beauty and the Beast cinematic adaptation (until a recent movie in 2014 I think).

Another fairytale that is regularly adapted and fights its way to almost the fourth place would be Bluebeard which, while not as popular as the three above, still has more adaptations than other fairytales.

[halewynslady]

my synopsis to some german märchen films:

Jorinde und Joringel 2011: sorceress tries in vain to get over her bad ex by kidnapping young women. 

Die Kleine Meerjungfrau 2013: mermaid in love with human boy, discovers she is ready to start her own life instead. 

Das Märchen von der Regentrude 2018: girl wishes to impress the sleepy nature goddess she has a crush on, never notices sleepy nature goddess is hopelessly in love with her. 

Schneewittchen und das Geheimnis der 7 Zwerge 1992: will cutesly marry my knightly and morally just mirrormechanic if only he lets me murder my daughter. 

[effulgentpoet]

endless list of favorites:

SCHNEEWITTCHEN UND DAS GEHEIMNIS DER ZWERGE (1992)

You truly loved her.

[ariel-seagull-wings]

@princesssarisa

One Gifset per Fairytale [2/?]

Snow White (“Sněhurka”/“Schneewittchen und das Geheimnis der Zwerge”, Czechoslovakia/Germany, 1992)

[fairytalemovies]

Schneewittchen und das Geheimnis der Zwerge, 1992

[princesssarisa]

Snow White Winter: "Schneewittchen und das Geheimnis der Zwerge"/"Sněhurka a sedm trpasliku" ("Snow White and the Secret of the Dwarfs") (1992 German/Czech film)

This unique Snow White is a German/Czech co-production, much like the 1973 cult classic Three Wishes for Cinderella. Indeed, the look and feel of the production mirrors Three Wishes for Cinderella in some ways: both are fairly "grounded" adaptations of their respective fairy tales, set in a medieval world with subdued colors and effective use of nature's beauty, with less emphasis on "magic" than many other retellings give us and more on the characters' personalities. This film is distinctly different from Three Wishes too, though, with more of a science fiction element, as well as more philosophizing, particularly about the nature and importance of "truth."

From the beginning, the film alternates between the world of Snow White and the wicked Queen and the world of the dwarfs. These particular dwarfs (played by actors with proportionate dwarfism, both men and women, although they all wear masculine clothes) aren't just miners, but inventors. They use the metals they mine to build an array of marvels, including a mechanical guard dog and homing pigeon, realistic automatons of the kingdom's most important people, and waterbeds long before the 1970s. They're also portrayed as a priestlike brotherhood, dressed in identical gray tunics and dedicated above all else to upholding the virtue of truth. Nor are there seven dwarfs, but eight. Disguising the eighth dwarf as a tall knight in a mechanical suit of armor, they send him into the realm of the "big people" with a gift for the King and Queen: a crystal ball which, when attached to a mirror, gives that mirror the power to speak truthful answers to any question.

Meanwhile, Snow White's beloved father the King goes off to fight in the Crusades, leaving the Queen to rule in his place. Straight away she sheds her facade of a modest, pious wife – very literally, as she tears off her gray robes and veils to reveal a red dress and luxuriant red hair – and devotes her days to parties and worldly pleasures. She then sends Snow White away to a hunting lodge in the woods, ostensibly for education, but really because the jealous Queen can't stand the sight of her. This is pure pleasure for Snow White, though, because with her comes her best friend, the lively young court fool, Andreas... and before long their friendship blossoms into romance. Unbeknownst to her (and only gradually revealed to us), Andreas is really the prince of a neighboring kingdom, sent by his father to learn utmost honesty by living as a truth-spouting jester.

When the Queen receives the crystal ball, she predictably misuses its power, never asking her mirror for knowledge to make her a better ruler, but only "Who is the fairest in the land?" Meanwhile, the disguised eighth dwarf, now known as the Black Knight, misuses his new "power" too, enjoying a life of admiration at the court and ignoring the other dwarfs' messages urging him to come home. But his choice to serve the Queen lands him in trouble when she commands him to kill Snow White. Of course, he spares her life, and she flees into the forest and finds a new home with the other dwarfs. While her youthful energy and clumsiness sometimes exasperate the serious little men (as does the fact that she can cook nothing but pancakes), they soon learn to love her anyway.

After the Queen learns Snow White's whereabouts, she makes two attempts to kill her, both in male disguises. First she dresses as an old Asian man and tries to suffocate her with a silk girdle, then comes back as a Russian doctor with a poisoned apple. Meanwhile, the Black Knight's mechanical armor finally breaks down, destroying his charade, and the repentant eighth dwarf sets out with Prince Andreas to find Snow White before the Queen does. Sadly, as they travel through a cavern, the dwarf is killed by a rockslide (classic "redemption equals death"), and by the time Andreas reaches the other dwarfs' home, it's too late for Snow White. Andreas weeps and watches over her glass coffin for three days, then asks to open the coffin and hold her one last time. But by doing so, he shakes the piece of apple loose from her throat and she revives.

The Queen's fate is a variation on the ever-popular "she breaks the mirror in anger and its magic backfires on her." In this case, she smashes the crystal ball, causing a fire which leaves her hair singed black and apparently drives her mad. She's ultimately taken away to a convent, inanely repeating "I am the fairest! I am the fairest!" Meanwhile, Snow White reunites with her father and sails away with Prince Andreas to live happily ever after.

It goes without saying that this is an interesting Snow White. It won't suit all tastes. but it's impossible to forget. The inventor-priest dwarfs in their stony gray world of mechanics are fairly cold figures compared to the dwarfs in other adaptations, but they still provide a fanciful twist on the classic story, and the constant philosophical discussion of "truth" can be preachy, but engaging too. An undebatable flaw, however, is the age gap between 15-year-old Natalie Minko as Snow White and 27-year-old Alessandro Gassmann as Prince Andreas. As written, the film gives us one of the best versions of Snow White and the Prince's love story, with their warm, playful bond from the start making the ending feel fully earned, but the obvious age gap makes it slightly uncomfortable. Still, both give fine performances: Minko's lively, willful, genuinely girlish Snow White is a refreshing change from more typical "angel in the house" portrayals, while Gassmann is equally vivid as a zany fool and as a brave, devoted prince. Meanwhile, Gudrun Landgrebe stands out as a beautiful, vivacious, sinister and cunning Queen.

Whether or not you ultimately care for this Snow White, its creativity makes it a must for anyone who considers the story a favorite.

@ariel-seagull-wings, @superkingofpriderock

[princesssarisa]

Schneewittchen und das Geheimnis der Zwerge, 1992.

The Legend of Snow White, 1994.

Snow White: The Fairest of Them All, 2001.

Mirror, Mirror, 2012.

Snow White and the Huntsman, 2012.

Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs, 2019.

Märchenperlen: Schneewittchen und der Zauber der Zwerge, 2019.

Greg Palmer's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (later retitled Snow White and the Family Dwarf), 1987.

All of these are real.

[princesssarisa]

Coming up next in my overview of Snow White adaptations: the German/Czech film Schneewittchen und das Geheimnis der Zwerge ("Snow White and the Secret of the Dwarfs"), 1992

This is the complete film in the original German, without subtitles.

If you prefer, you can watch the English dubbed version here.

[princesssarisa]

I was just thinking back to Schneewittchen und das Geheimnis der Zwerge, the 1992 German/Czech Snow White.

It's too bad that the 12-year age gap between Natalie Minko (Snow White) and Alessandro Gassmann (Prince Andreas) is so wide and so visually obvious, because as far as the writing and acting are concerned, I'm tempted to call them my favorite pairing of Snow White and her Prince. Not my favorite individual portrayals of the characters, but as a couple.

They already know each other from the beginning and have an endearing, playful bond, as he's been living at her father's castle in disguise as the court fool. They have extensive interactions before the Queen's evil plot separates them and their romance grows naturally out of their friendship. His grief when he finds her glass coffin is also especially touching – he's one of the very few versions of Snow White's Prince who cries over her "death" instead of just showing reserved, wistful melancholy.

Other Snow White/Prince pairings I especially like are Carol Heiss and Edson Stroll in Snow White and the Three Stooges, and the anime Snow White and Prince Richard from the series The Legend of Snow White. I'll always have a soft spot for the love of Disney's Snow White and her Prince too, even though it's underdeveloped – the classically romantic, Romeo and Juliet-inspired imagery and the musical charms of "One Song" and "Someday My Prince Will Come" are irresistible. But the lively and playful friends-to-lovers pairing from the 1992 version really does stand out.

it's just a shame about the age gap.

[princesssarisa]

Snow White Winter: The Complete List

I did it! Starting on the first day of December and ending on the last day of February, I watched, listened to, or read every screen, stage or radio adaptation of Snow White I could get my hands on. All except Snow White: A Tale of Terror, that is, because I decided I didn't want to watch an R-rated horror version. It sometimes seemed like an impossible goal, but I met it!

Here's the complete list of all the different versions I overviewed, in chronological order:

*Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1912 stage play by Winthrop Ames)

*Snow White (1916 silent film)

*Snow-White (1933 Betty Boop cartoon)

*Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 Disney animated film)

*Let's Pretend: Snowdrop and the Seven Dwarfs (1949 radio show episode)

*Skazka o myortvoy tsarevne i o semi bogatyryakh (The Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Knights) (1951 Russian animated film)

*Schneewittchen und die sieben Zwerge (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs) (1955 German film)

*Snow White and the Three Stooges (1961 film)

*Schneewittchen (Snow White) (1961 German film)

*The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo: Little Snow White (1965 animated series episode)

*Pamuk Prenses ve Yedi Cüceler (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs) (1970 Turkish film)

*Schneewittchen (Snow White) (1971 Swiss/German short)

*Festival of Family Classics: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1975 animated series episode)

*Snow White Live at the Radio City Music Hall (1980 filmed stage production)

*Faerie Tale Theatre: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1984 TV series episode)

*My Favorite Fairy Tales: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1986 anime series episode)

*Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1987 TV film)

*Cannon Movie Tales: Snow White (1987 film)

*Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics: Snow White (1989 anime series episode)

*Snow White (1990 Golden Films animation)

*Schneewittchen und das Geheimnis der Zwerge/Sněhurka a sedm trpasliku (Snow White and the Secret of the Dwarfs) (1992 German/Czech film)

*Shirayuki Hime no Densetsu (The Legend of Snow White) (1994 Japanese anime series)

*Snow White and the Magic Mirror (1994 UAV Entertainment animation)

*Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child – Snow White (1995 animated series episode)

*Snow White (1995 Jetlag Productions animation)

*Snow White (1996 opera by Luigi Zaninelli)

*Snow White (1998 Golden films animation)

*Simsala Grimm: Snow White (2000 animated series episode)

*Snow White: The Fairest of Them All (2001 TV film)

*Snow White: An Enchanting Musical (2004 Disneyland stage production)

*Sechs auf einen Streich: Schneewittchen (Six at One Blow: Snow White) (2009 German TV film)

*Grimm's Snow White (2012 direct-to-DVD film)

*Mirror, Mirror (2012 film)

*Snow White and the Huntsman (2012 film)

*Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs (2019 South Korean CGI animated film)

*Märchenperlen: Schneewitchen und der Zauber der Zwerge (Fairy Tale Pearls: Snow White and the Magic of the Dwarfs) (2019 German TV film)

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