THEME EXPLORATION

fairy tale adaptation

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.1
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.1
2003 · Jack Kinney
A Prophet
A Prophet
2009 · Jacques Audiard
Nachrichten aus der ideologischen Antike – Marx/Eisenstein/Das Kapital
Nachrichten aus der ideologischen Antike – Marx/Eisenstein/Das Kapital
2008 · Alexander Kluge
The Leopard
The Leopard
1963 · Luchino Visconti
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
2016 · Vincent Kesteloot
Shrek 2
Shrek 2
2004 · and Conrad Vernon & Andrew Adamson & Kelly Asbury
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
2023 · Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic
Barbe bleue
Barbe bleue
2009 · Catherine Breillat
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
1984 · Jiří Svoboda
Me You Them
Me You Them
2000 · Andrucha Waddington
Nowhere in Africa
Nowhere in Africa
2002 · Caroline Link
The Croods
The Croods
2013 · Chris Sanders & Kirk DeMicco
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Peggy Holmes

Magical adaptations that blend dance, music, and emotional character journeys for family audiences.

 Wilfred Jackson USA

Master of animated slapstick and musical comedy who brought whimsy to Disney's earliest theatrical shorts.

 Guillermo del Toro Mexico

His films like Pan's Labyrinth and The Shape of Water weave dark fairy tale mythology into contemporary narratives, blending fantasy with emotional depth and social commentary.