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- DirectorF.A. BrabecStarsMartina BezouskováSylvie KraslováSára VorískováSeven unrelated Czech fairy tales from 1853 by Karel Jaromír Erben, united by folklore, atmosphere, and visuals, form this anthology film exploring themes through a series of poetic vignettes without a cohesive narrative.
- DirectorMark SwanStarsLiam AikenForrest S. Baker IIISarah BakerIt is loosely based on Hans Christian Anderson's classic fairy tale. Because the evil prince Laird did not inherit the crown of Corazion, he sought his revenge by secretly switching his newborn daughter with that of his brother's, King Heath. The real princess is raised as a peasant, unaware of her royal lineage. Years later, Prince Rollo comes to the kingdom in search of a wife. Unless Sebastian, the court historian, discovers the secret of the pea, dire consequences await the kingdom of Corazion. The plot thickens when Rollo meets and falls in love with a peasant girl. Though she is everything his heart desires, she is not a princess. With time running out, Laird returns with a scheme that could put him on the throne. The characters all come together for an exciting castle top finale, in which the fate of the kingdom will finally be decided.
- DirectorLamberto BavaStarsAlessandra MartinesMario AdorfKim Rossi StuartDuring archery in a wood Princess Fantaghiro is discovered by the hostile king's son Romualdo. He is able to take a short look at her before she can escape and immediately falls in love with the unknown beauty. When Romulado challenges her father for a duel to end the bloody war between their people Fantaghiro is send out to fight him due to a prophecy. As Romualdo sees her dressed as a man he believes to recognize his beloved. So he tries everything to discover wether she is a man or a woman and prevent the duel. Fantaghiro starts to fall in love with him, too, but her sense of duty is strong. Will love bring them together or will it end as a tragedy?
- DirectorJuraj HerzStarsZdena StudenkováVlastimil HarapesVáclav VoskaIn this gothic rendition of the classic fairy tale, a merchant's youngest daughter is held prisoner by a mysterious winged beast.
- DirectorCatherine BreillatStarsCarla BesnaïnouJulia ArtamonovKerian MayanA young princess is the subject of a tug-of-war among witches, as each struggles to find the suitable antidote to a death sentence inculcated by an evil sister.
- DirectorToshiyuki HirumaTakashi MasunagaStarsStevie Louise VallanceKathleen BarrIan James CorlettWhen the King and Queen forget to invite fairy Odelia to their daughter's Christening feast, the wicked fairy takes revenge by vowing that the Princess will prick her finger and die on her sixteenth birthday.
- DirectorDavid KaplanStarsChristina RicciTimour BourtasenkovEvelyn SolannA black comedy version of the classic tale.
- DirectorJackson HunsickerStarsAileen QuinnJohn ParagonHelen HuntChildren's musical based on Grimm's fairy tale of The Frog-King. A young girl learns how to be a good friend and princess with the help of a "tall frog."
- StarsShelley DuvallJohn AchornPatrick DeSantisA miscellany of numerous classic fairy tales' adaptations.
- DirectorNeil JordanStarsSarah PattersonAngela LansburyDavid WarnerA teenage girl in a country manor falls asleep while reading a magazine, and has a disturbing dream involving wolves prowling the woods below her bedroom window.
- DirectorMárta MészárosStarsFanny LauzierMargit MakayPamela CollyerLittle Red Riding Hood lives in a forest with her mother, who is a meteorologist, and experiences unusual things.
- DirectorJan KounenStarsEmmanuelle BéartGérald WeingandDiana Payne-MyersA old red riding hood, badly crippled after killing a monster many years ago, comes up with a sinister plan to dance again.
- DirectorKerrigan MahanTom Wyner
- DirectorCaroline ThompsonStarsMiranda RichardsonTom IrwinVera FarmigaSnow White's mother dies during childbirth, leaving baby Snow and father John for dead on an icy field, who then receives a visit from one of Satan's representatives, granting him three wishes.
- DirectorMichael CohnStarsSigourney WeaverSam NeillGil BellowsIn this dark take on the fairy tale, the growing hatred of a noblewoman, secretly a practitioner of the dark arts, for her stepdaughter, and the witch's horrifying attempts to kill her.
- CreatorJim HensonStarsJohn HurtBrian HensonFrederick WarderAn old storyteller tells European folk tales to his sarcastic dog.
- StarsKimberly Williams-PaisleyScott CohenDianne WiestA father and daughter are caught in a parallel universe where the great Queens Snow White, Cinderella and Riding Hood III have had their kingdoms fragmented by warring trolls, giants and goblins.
- StarsZooey DeschanelAlan CummingNeal McDonoughA re-imagining of L. Frank Baum's classic "The Wizard of Oz."
- DirectorTim BurtonStarsMia WasikowskaJohnny DeppHelena Bonham CarterNineteen-year-old Alice returns to the magical world from her childhood adventure, where she reunites with her old friends and learns of her true destiny: to end the Red Queen's reign of terror.
- DirectorJan SvankmajerStarsKristýna KohoutováCamilla PowerA surrealistic revision of Alice in Wonderland.
- DirectorCatherine BreillatStarsDominique ThomasLola CrétonDaphné BaiwirAn adaptation of the classic tale of a wealthy aristocrat with a blue beard.
- DirectorRalph NelsonStarsJulie AndrewsIlka ChaseEdie AdamsAlthough mistreated by her cruel Stepmother (Ilka Chase) and stepsisters Portia (Kaye Ballard) and Joy (Alice Ghostley), Cinderella (Dame Julie Andrews) is able to attend the royal ball through the help of a Fairy Godmother (Edie Adams).
- 1997–20231h 30mTV-G6.6 (930)TV EpisodeDirectorGavin MillarStarsStockard ChanningAzura SkyeTrudie StylerA look at the classic "Cinderella" story from the perspective of one of her 'ugly' stepsisters
- DirectorVladimir BychkovStarsViktoriya NovikovaValentin NikulinGalina ArtyomovaAfter her sisters wreck his ship, a mermaid saves a human prince from drowning and is helped by a traveling handyman to reach out to him on land.