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*Really* feeling this GIF right now.

'Faust' (1926)dir. F. W. Murnau.

@richard_littler I really enjoyed the Rosa Luxemburg biography by Kate Evans.

Although there are all too few female characters in Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings', Éowyn plays a pivotal role by deceiving, outwitting & slaying the Witch-King of Angmar; contributing to the demise of Sauron.

#FolkloreMasks

'The Return of the King' (1980) dir. Rankin/Bass.

Dear Disney,

You are welcome to use the text is this tweet during your #MayThe4th publicity drive...

Soviet animation blows the doors off Disney.

Lots of love,

Folklore Film Fans

'The Humpbacked Horse / Конёк-Горбуно́к / Konyok Gorbunok' (1947) dir. Ivan Ivanov-vano.

Just sending a big, fat solidarity shout-out to all our

awesome followers!!

'Fantastic Mr. Fox' (2009) dir. Wes Anderson.

The ancient Armenian festival Vardavar is held 98 days after Easter. Traditionally, Armenians offer roses to the goddess Astghik & drench each other with water.

#FolkloreThursday

'Vardavar / The Festival of the Roses' (1989) dir. Yuri Muradyan.

One thing #Lockdown is making abundantly clear - there

are 2 types of people in this world:

those who like to eat raw cake batter,

and those inexplicable lunatics who do not.

don't @ me.

Well, this shot of Tinkerbell might not strictly fit the #FairyTransport theme, but we're sharing it anyway...

'Peter Pan' (1924) dir. Herbert Brenon. @OGOMProject

What would #FolkloreThursday be without a quick

appearance from Baba Yaga and her legendary

chicken-legged hut...

'Along Unknown Paths / Там, на неведомых дорожках /
Tam, na nevedomykh dorozhkakh' (1982) Mikhail Yuzovsky.

Distaffs & spinning wheels can be found in folklore across the world. They have been imbued with many different cultural meanings & often symbolise/problematise power within the domestic sphere...

#FolkloreThursday

'Dornröschen / Sleeping Beauty' (1943) dir. Ferdinand Diehl.