THEME EXPLORATION

fairy tale reimagining

13 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Shrek 2
Shrek 2
2004 · and Conrad Vernon & Andrew Adamson & Kelly Asbury
Barbe bleue
Barbe bleue
2009 · Catherine Breillat
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1938 · David Hand & Wilfred Jackson
Les Amants criminels
Les Amants criminels
1999 · François Ozon
The Ugly Stepsister
The Ugly Stepsister
2025 · Emilie Blichfeldt
The Tale of Despereaux
The Tale of Despereaux
2008 · Sam Fell
Cinderella's Revenge
Cinderella's Revenge
2024 · Andy Edwards
Hansel & Gretel
Hansel & Gretel
2007 · Yim Pil-sung
Liz and the Blue Bird
Liz and the Blue Bird
2018 · Naoko Yamada
Hansel and Gretel
Hansel and Gretel
2007 · Robert Eggers
Mr. Balls
Mr. Balls
2005 · Fede Álvarez
Stories Our Nannies Don't Tell
Stories Our Nannies Don't Tell
1979 · Oswaldo de Oliveira
The Golden Key: A New Pinocchio Story
The Golden Key: A New Pinocchio Story
2026 · Igor Voloshin
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Matteo Garrone

Garrone fuses gritty social realism with baroque visual excess and allegorical fantasy.

 Guillermo del Toro Mexico

He consistently deconstructs fairy tales through a dark, gothic lens, infusing them with political allegory and moral complexity as seen in Pan's Labyrinth and The Shape of Water.

 Jordan Peele Ireland

He reimagines classic fairy tales by subverting their narrative conventions and exploring the psychological depth of characters, particularly in The Company of Wolves and Interview with the Vampire.