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We're going to hell in a hand basket...
'The Mascot / Fétiche Mascotte' (1933) dir. Ladislas Starevich, Irene Starewicz.
The Hindu goddess Kali is renowned as a divine protector, an enchantress and/or a destroyer of evil forces. Here, Kali dances like nobody's watching:
'The Golden Voyage of Sinbad' (1973) dir. Gordon Hessler; written/produced by @Ray_Harryhausen.
#FolkloreThursday Based on a Mik’maq legend - in order to bring Summer to the North, the great spirit Glooscap must battle & outwit the giant Winter.
'Summer Legend' (1986) dir. Françoise Hartman.
Soviet filmmakers The Brumberg Sisters were producing excellent & pioneering films as early as mid-1920s. They are often credited as the Grandmothers of Soviet Animation: 'Ivashka and Baba Yaga / Ивашко и Баба-Яга' (1938) dir. Valentina & Zinaida Brumberg. #FemaleFilmmakerFriday
@Barry_Cinematic Really love Time Bandits, but I've voted for The Time Machine for the lasting impact it's had on me since I first saw it.... *decades* ago. :)
Highlander is pretty great as well!
Something extra-special today for #FairyTaleTuesday.
Japanese animator Kihachirō Kawamoto brings his glorious Bunraku sensibility to the Grimm tale 'Dornröschen'. Co-produced by the Jiří Trnka Studio in Prague - 'Briar-Rose' (1990) dir. Kihachirō Kawamoto.
We've been out of the loop for ages - but Folklore Film Fans will be back with a new lease of life (and loads more excellent films) in the next few days!
'Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair' (1969) dir. Alexander Rou.
Physical transformations in folktales are often symbolic of a character's internal journey or indicate their negative or unattractive traits...
'Morozko / Морозко / Jack Frost' (1964) dir. Aleksandr Rou. #FolkloreFaces