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Farewell, sweet Claudia...
'Interview with the Vampire' (1994) dir. Neil Jordan. #DeathByFolklore
In an interesting use of #DeathByFolklore Pearly Gates imagery, St. Peter reminds the Christmas Angels and the Great British Public to "post early for Christmas". 'Christmas is Coming' (1951) dir. Lotte Reiniger - a promotional film commissioned by the General Post Office.
Taken from a traditional Russian folktale, and full of all manner of Death and devilry - 'The Soldier and Death' (1989) dir. Jim Henson. Taken from Jim Henson's The StoryTeller series - season 1. #DeathByFolklore
Sleep is often used as a metaphor for death/resurrection/salvation in fairytales: 'Sleeping Beauty / Dornröschen' (1943) dir. Ferdinand Diehl. #DeathByFolklore
A one-eyed Centaur, a Griffin & Tom Baker walk into a bar...
'The Golden Voyage of Sinbad' (1973) dir. Gordon Hessler - magic by @Ray_Harryhausen #FourLeggedFolklore
2018: The world went wildly tits up this year.
2019: Hold my trough.
#YearOfThePig
A little classic #FourLeggedFolklore - undoubtedly one of Douglas Fairbanks' best films & apparently his personal favourite: 'The Thief of Bagdad' (1924) dir. Raoul Walsh.
Some #FourLeggedFolklore - based on Aesop's fable: 'The Town Rat and the Country Rat' (1927) dir. Ladislas Starevich.
'The Bremen Town Musicians' (1959) dir. Rainer Geis. Based on the Grimm tale from 1819 'Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten' - here we have some #FourLeggedFolklore filmed in the wilds of Bavaria. (Possibly their natural habitat.)