THEME EXPLORATION

fairy tale characters

14 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Speaking of the Weather
Speaking of the Weather
1937 · Frank Tashlin
Make Mine Music
Make Mine Music
1946 · Hamilton Luske & Jack Kinney
Pyramid of the Sun God
Pyramid of the Sun God
1965 · Robert Siodmak
On Body and Soul
On Body and Soul
2017 · Ildikó Enyedi
Laberinto de pasiones
Laberinto de pasiones
1982 · Pedro Almodóvar
Barbe bleue
Barbe bleue
2009 · Catherine Breillat
La Table tournante
La Table tournante
1988 · Jacques Demy
The Hotel New Hampshire
The Hotel New Hampshire
1984 · Tony Richardson
Topo Gigio and the Missile War
Topo Gigio and the Missile War
1967 · Kon Ichikawa
Cat vs. Rat
Cat vs. Rat
1982 · Kar-leung Lau
Morons from Outer Space
Morons from Outer Space
1985 · Mike Hodges
I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House
I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House
2016 · Osgood Perkins
The Addams Family 2
The Addams Family 2
2021 · Greg Tiernan
The Ugly Stepsister
The Ugly Stepsister
2025 · Emilie Blichfeldt
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Guillermo del Toro Mexico

He masterfully blends fairy tale archetypes with dark, gothic imagery to explore timeless themes of beauty, monstrosity, and redemption.

 Jean Cocteau France

A pioneer in transforming classical fairy tales into surreal, poetic cinema that reveals the psychological depths and sensuality hidden within traditional narratives.

 Jordan Peele Ireland

He consistently reimagines fairy tale characters and folklore through a modern, often subversive lens that challenges our understanding of good, evil, and desire.