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Hans-Christian Andersen, Hans Christian Anderson, Hans Andersen, Х. К. Андерсен
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The Little Mermaid
Dr. Eric Prince, an archaeologist, makes a dramatic discovery on a small Caribbean island-proof of an ancient, advanced prehistoric society. While his dig is in progress, he meets the mysterious and beautiful Aurora Bey and falls in love.Year:
2024
Kleks Academy
A seemingly ordinary girl finds her way into the eponymous Academy to explore the world of fairy tales, imagination and creativity. With the help of a crazy, talented teacher, she develops her unique abilities and also stumbles upon a clue that will help her unravel the biggest secret of the family...Year:
2024
Olaf's Frozen Adventure
Olaf is on a mission to harness the best holiday traditions for Anna, Elsa, and Kristoff.Year:
2017
Frozen
Young princess Anna of Arendelle dreams about finding true love at her sister Elsa’s coronation. Fate takes her on a dangerous journey in an attempt to end the eternal winter that has fallen over the kingdom. She's accompanied by ice delivery man Kristoff, his reindeer Sven, and snowman Olaf. On an adventure where she will find out what friendship, courage, family, and true love really means.Year:
2013
The Ugly Duckling
Adapted from the Andersen tale and played out in musical comedy mode, The Ugly Duckling is set in a farmyard where roosters, hens, ducks and geese live and lay eggs together. One fine day, a rooster discovers a giant egg behind the farmyard kingdom fence, and discreetly slips it into the clutch laid by his partner... Very soon, a cygnet emerges, but as he in no way resembles any of them he is immediately stigmatized by the whole farmyard, enduring humiliations and suspicion on the part of his feathered companions. But in the end he becomes a magnificent white swan.Year:
2010
The Red Shoes
A woman who finds a pair of pink high heels on a subway platform soon realizes that jealousy, greed, and death follow them wherever they go.Year:
2005
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
Voiced by Elijah Wood, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and others, this film features Tom Thumb and Thumbelina, the tiny, famed fairy-tale favorites, who are together for the first time in this heartwarming, magical musical story about courage and friendship. After 15 years, the two reunite and remember when their village was destroyed by a giant. Soon, they find out that they have neat powers they can use for good.Year:
2003
Scary Fairy Tales: Thumb Princess
Saeko Machida is a high school girl with a crush on a boy in her class named Yuichi Kimijima. Becoming obsessed with him, she tries to gain his attention and win his affections, but there's no such luck. One day, she meets a strange man at a flea-market who gives her a red liquid, telling her that if she splashes it on Yuichi, her wish will become true. She acquiring the liquid, certain that the liquid will cause Yuuichi to love her. Saeko finally gets the courage to confess her love to Yuichi, but he rejects her. Disappointed, she splashes the liquid on Yuichi, but that liquid actually causes him to shrink about three inches in height.Year:
1999
Little Match Girl
Based on the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen.Year:
1996
Poslední slovo
Year:
1995
The Emperor's New Clothes
The Emperor of a European country demands new clothes to wear every day, in fact sometimes several times a day. He imposes a heavy tax on the poor citizens to pay for his vanity. An itinerant man and boy come to the capital city and see the injustice, and make friends, but they soon have to flee. They return disguised as Arab tailors, and offer to make the Emperor a new suit of clothes. But only the wise will be able to see it; fools, or those unfit for their public office, will not see anything. The Emperor orders the suit made, and much money is needed to purchase the raw materials. Eventually the suit is ready, and the Emperor and his officials pretend that they can see a wonderful outfit; will anyone prick the bubble of the illusion?Year:
1994
The Little Match Girl
The Hans Christian Andersen classic is given present-day relevance and an upbeat ending in this story of Angela, a homeless child who sells matchsticks to survive.Year:
1990
Timeless Tales: Thumbelina
Thumbelina grows up to be just as tall as a thumb. Then, the evil toad Gargalong kidnaps her from her happy home. She escapes and moves in with Mrs. Widget the mouse, who tries to marry her to the boring mole, Mr. Budgenot. At the last moment, a kindly swallow carries her off to the land of the Flower Elves, where she marries and lives happily ever after.Year:
1990
The Little Match Girl
Molly is an angel sent to earth as a little match girl: her mission, to save the fragmented Dutton family.Year:
1987
Big Underground Ball
A 20 minute masterpiece with no dialogue necessary. A King of the Forest gathers elves, sprites, and other assorted woodland spirits for a night of festivities. The spirits frolic, dance, drink, and romance. Conflicts arise and are resolved. The puppetry here is top-notch, and the rear-projections of fire and water add an extra depth to the magical world. A trip to a mysterious and happy world.Year:
1987
The Little Match Girl
The Little Match Girl is a short story by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen. The story is about a dying child's hopes and dreams, and was first published in 1845. This adaptation was made for Harlech TV and broadcast on 28th December 1986 and starred Twiggy and Roger Daltrey, and features the song 'Mistletoe and Wine' which became a Christmas number one for Cliff Richard in 1988, the biggest selling record of that year.Year:
1986
The Story Of The Girl Who Stepped On Bread
The girl Inge was good and loved... herself very much. Inge was given bread to take to her poor parents, and she, crossing a puddle and afraid to dirty her new shoes, threw the bread in the mud and stepped on it. From such a terrible act, the earth parted and swallowed her. Based on Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale.Year:
1986
The Secret of the Snow Queen
When the Snow Queen, a lonely and powerful fairy, kidnaps the human boy Kay, his best friend Gerda must overcome many obstacles on her journey to rescue him..Year:
1986
The Angel
A man tells his dying daughter a story about an angel. From a story by Hans Christian Andersen. 16mm.Year:
1985
Mister Blot's Academy
Thanks to the powers of magic, Adaś Niezgódka is transported to the fairy tale land of Mr. Blot – the protagonist of Jan Brzechwa’s classic book. Mr. Blot is a teacher and a magician in one. His lessons cannot be boring. Especially when bIotology is the subject. Adaś learns about the miracles of the enchanted land, but also gets to know its dark secrets.Year:
1984
The Nightingale
A kitchen maid and a nightingale help save an emperor with the power of song and friendship.Year:
1983
Palculienka
Year:
1983
Stories from a Flying Trunk
A magical blend of choreography, stop-motion and live action, Stories from a Flying Trunk captures the enchantment of three classic stories from Hans Christian Andersen. Conceived, written and directed by Oscar nominated Christine Edzard and featuring the dancers of the Royal Ballet, choreographed by Frederick Ashton. The Kitchen contains household objects which come to life and hold an animated conversation. The Little Match Girl updates Andersen's heart-rending tale to London's East End in the late seventies. Little Ida is an inspired celebration of dance featuring members of the Royal Ballet.Year:
1979
The Fir Tree
Adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's "The Fir-Tree". The tale was adapted to a 28-minute video format in 1979 by Huntingwood Films produced by Kevin Sullivan, directed by Martin Hunter and filmed at Black Creek Pioneer Village, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Jeff Kahnert provided the voice of the Fir-Tree. This was the first film produced by Kevin Sullivan who went on to write, direct and produce the Anne of Green Gables movies.Year:
1979
Thumbelina
A tiny girl, only as long as a man's thumb, is born to a childless woman, abducted by frogs who want her to marry their son, but escaping instead (with the help of a bumblebee) to find a real prince without having to kiss the frog first.Year:
1978
The Princess and the Pea
In one of the realms, there was time for the prince to get married, but the bride would have to be a real princess. A sign was put up on the gates: “ A Princess Wanted”. But in response to it there appeared only a small girl, wet to the bones after the rain and bearing no resemblance to nobility. So the prince was obliged to venture off to other lands in search of a suitable match. Henceforth the prince’s adventures unfold. In one kingdom, he met a fat king, in another – a hospitable king. He also visited the kingdom of arts. He saw enough princesses, beautiful and clever. And yet, the real princess, the only one he longed for, proved to be the girl who had knocked at their door during a rainstorm…Year:
1976
Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid
The story of a beautiful mermaid who gave up a kingdom for her beloved prince.Year:
1975
The Little Mermaid
Hans Christian Andersen's tale of the Little Mermaid who gave her life for the one she loved is brought to life with beautiful animation and narration by Richard Chamberlain.Year:
1974
Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny
Santa Claus finds his sleigh stuck in the sand on a Florida beach only days before Christmas Eve.Year:
1972
The Nightingale
A stop-motion adaptation of Hans Christian Anderson's The Nightingale.Year:
1972
A Very Old Story
Based on the famous fairytale "The Tinderbox" by Hans Christian Andersen.Year:
1968
The Dream Wizard
The film features the six children of the Telerin family, characters created by the brothers José Luis Moro and Santiago Moro. The Wizard gives each child a dream; the six dreams are presented in different graphical styles.Year:
1966
Malá mořská víla
Year:
1966
Little Claus and Big Claus
Once upon a time there lived in the same village two men bearing the very same name. One of them chanced to possess four horses, the other had only one horse, so, by way of distinguishing them from each other, the proprietor of four horses was called "Great Claus," and he who owned but one horse was known as "Little Claus"...Year:
1964
Little Claus and Big Claus
Once upon a time there lived in the same village two men bearing the very same name. One of them chanced to possess four horses, the other had only one horse, so, by way of distinguishing them from each other, the proprietor of four horses was called "Great Claus," and he who owned but one horse was known as "Little Claus"...Year:
1964
Thumbelina
A story based on the popular Hans Christian Anderson fairy tale "Thumbelina".Year:
1964
The Tinder Box
A young soldier discovers three chests of copper, silver and gold and an old tinder-box in the hollow of an old oak tree. He is now rich. But he squanders the money until it is all gone. All he has left is the old tinder-box. He uses it to light a small pipe and three large dogs come to his rescue. Based on the fairy-tale by Hans Christian Anderson.Year:
1959
Des Kaisers neue Kleider
Year:
1957
The Pig Shepard
Puppet adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale.Year:
1957
The Chinese Nightingale
A Chinese emperor is gladdened by the song of the nightingale and is moved to play his own song. One day the Japanese send a music box with a mechanical bird; the nightingale feels rejected and leaves. Soon the clockwork breaks down, and the emperor dispatches his crow to go look for the songbird. The emperor, meanwhile, grows sicker with the passing months.Year:
1935
Frozen IV
Fourth installment in the Disney animated franchise. Plot TBA.Year:
-
Frozen III
Third installment in the Disney animated franchise. Plot TBA.Year:
2027
The Tinderbox Against the Magic Well
Based on a story by H.C. Andersen, with new magical heroes, terrifying “woodpunk” robot dogs, real puppet theater, songs & dance numbers. Little Hans, a kind itinerant storyteller, opens his magic box, takes out his puppets, and, together with his spectators, creates a new fairytale. But not every character obeys the puppet master’s strings. The truth of the fairytale breaks everyday rules: here loyalty and friendship make miracles; love destroys the strongest magic spells; and a song wins a war!Year:
2025
The Little Mermaid
The youngest of King Triton’s daughters, and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea, and while visiting the surface, falls for the dashing Prince Eric. With mermaids forbidden to interact with humans, Ariel makes a deal with the evil sea witch, Ursula, which gives her a chance to experience life on land, but ultimately places her life – and her father’s crown – in jeopardy.Year:
2023
The Tinderbox
An enigmatic soldier is given a dangerous task when he encounters a sinister witch.Year:
2022
Rusalka - Opéra National du Capitole de Toulouse
Year:
2022
Sicken ärta
Swedish production of the muscial Once Upon a Mattress from 1998 that wasn't released until 2021.Year:
2021
Once Upon a Snowman
The previously untold origins of Olaf, the innocent and insightful, summer-loving snowman are revealed as we follow Olaf’s first steps as he comes to life and searches for his identity in the snowy mountains outside Arendelle.Year:
2020
Pastýřka a kominíček
Year:
2020
Malá mořská víla
Year:
2019
Frozen II
Elsa, Anna, Kristoff and Olaf head far into the forest to learn the truth about an ancient mystery of their kingdom.Year:
2019
Little Mermaid
Based off of the original tale by Hans Christian Andersen, Little Mermaid tells the story of a young mermaid (Rosie Mac) leaving the sea for a human (Michael Murray) that she's watched from afar. When everything isn't as it seemed, she must find her own way. After getting a job dancing at a club and staying with a kind stranger, she strikes a new deal with the sea witch to stay in her new reality.Year:
2016
La petite marchande d'allumettes
Year:
2016
Frozen Fever
On Anna's birthday, Elsa and Kristoff are determined to give her the best celebration ever, but Elsa's icy powers may put more than just the party at risk.Year:
2015
The Ugly Duckling
By Hans Christian Andersen; Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney; Narrated by Lynn Whitfield Only a mother could love this ugliest of ducklings who is teased for his awkward appearance. But seasons change---and so does he---into a graceful swan.Year:
2014
The Gracious Ghost
In a godforsaken cave, a traveling journeyman fills his pockets with gold. Voita lost his father and mother in the war and is now seeking his fortune in the world. He got to the abyss at Gallows Mountain only by chance - or have mysterious powers led him there in this spooky stormy night? Suddenly, he notices a strange fellow among the treasures. The apparent ghost and custodian of this treasure chases away the young man, who still manages to secretly pocket a small, fateful lighter...Year:
2013
Die roten Schuhe
A poor orphan ends up in a high society until a pair of red shoes forces her to dance forever.Year:
2013
The Little Match Girl
A short movie based on the story “The Little Girl with the Matches” by Hans-Christian Andersen. The main character in the story is a young girl (10–11 years old), a homeless orphan who instead of begging is selling matches on the side of the street. The movie follows the death of the little girl who dies from cold on New Year's Eve.Year:
2011
The Fir Tree
The story of a Christmas tree is told through the 'voice' of the tree itself. The tree has big ambitions, doing everything it can to grow so tall that it reaches the sky. Featuring extraordinary photography, the film follows the adventures of its life from sapling to maturity. One December day, everything changes when a little boy falls in love with the fir tree.Year:
2011
The Sleeping Beauty
A young princess is the subject of a tug-of-war among witches, as each struggles to find the suitable antidote to a death sentence inculcated by an evil sister.Year:
2010
The Snow Queen
A wintry fairytale for adults. The unusual love story is based on the motifs of H. C. Andersen's fairytale. A woman living in an ice castle lures a boy to her. He becomes so spellbound by the woman and her land of ice that he forgets the real world. The woman hides the secret of why she is living in the cold from the boy. Those, who know the original story by H.C. Andersen, will also remember that only a few lines spoke of the relationship between the boy and the Snow Queen. The question remained unanswered: what did the boy and the Snow Queen do in the ice castle during all the time the girl spent looking for the boy?Year:
2010
Red Shoes
'Red Shoes' is a modern gritty cinematic adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's classic fairy tale. Starring Anne Plamondon with choreography by Plamondon and Victor Quijada, 'Red Shoes' uses the old Gothic tale as the basis to explore the themes of psychological possession and self-deception. When we are first possessed, we are often not aware of our own possession. It is only after we have been deceived by that which once offered us empowerment, that we come to realize we are not in control of ourselves.Year:
2009
O dívce, která šlápla na chléb
Year:
2007
The Ugly Duckling and Me!
The Hans Christian Anderson tale gets a new treatment, this time with a rat trying to exploit the talents of a little ugly duckling for profit.Year:
2006
The Little Matchgirl
An animated short based on Hans Christian Andersen's tale about a poor young girl with a burning desire to find comfort and happiness in her life. Desperate to keep warm, the girl lights the matches she sells, and envisions a very different life for herself in the fiery flames filled with images of loving relatives, bountiful food, and a place to call home.Year:
2006
Le Rossignol
Getting into his grandfather's pottery workship at night, a little boy finds an unusually large vase. Fascinated, the child feels the still-warm material, which - whether by a miracle ot the hand of a magician, who knows? - at once changes into a magnificent piece of Chinese porcelain. Presently, from behind the great blue-enamelled trees, there appears a fisherman in his sampan... That's how the story of "The Nightingale", told all in music, begins, as the waking dream of a child in the land of Chinese art - and of mobile phones and webcams.Year:
2005
The Little Match Girl
Based on the short story by Hans Christian Andersen.Year:
2005
Křesadlo
Year:
2004
Snow Queen
The New Year's musical film has everything that Andersen described in his famous fairy tale "The Snow Queen", but with the attributes of the modern world. The Snow Queen is a powerful woman who charms the young man Kai and promises to make a pop star out of him.Year:
2004
Story of a Mother
In the coldest night, Death takes the life of a child, his mother will do everything to get him back, even losing everything she has.Year:
2003
Snow Queen
Since a bitter winter storm stole the life of Gerda's mother, she and her father have sadly continued to run the remote hotel they call home. Lonely and isolated, Gerda's only joy is Kai, the handsome bellboy. A mysterious guest with an icy stare arrives at the hotel one night, wrapped in fur and diamonds. By daybreak, the "Snow Queen" has vanished with Kai! Gerda embarks on a journey of morphing seasons, fantastical creatures, and long-frozen mysteries in a desperate quest to find her stolen love.Year:
2002
The Rose Seller
Monica is 13 years old and has already created her own world, on the street, where she fights courageously to defend what little she has: her friends, her boyfriend, who sells drugs, and her dignity and pride that makes no concessions to anyone. On Christmas night, like every night, she sells roses to make a living. But life brings her a new appointment with loneliness, poverty, drugs and death.Year:
1998
The Ugly Duckling's Christmas Wish
A warm-hearted tale of Omar, the ugly duckling, whose Christmas wish is simply to find a place where he belongs. Hitching a ride to the big city he meets up with a runaway girl and the two discover the true meaning of Christmas.Year:
1996
The Ugly Duckling
Once upon a time there was the story of a little duckling that looked very different from the others. Tall, thin and all black, he nevertheless tries to play on his mischief and his kindness to be accepted by his brothers. But all his efforts are in vain... He decides to escape from the village and then begins the most extraordinary of odysseys.Year:
1996
The Tin Soldier
The story of a boy trying to find his place at a new school with the help of a toy knight that comes to life to teach him moral lessons.Year:
1995
The Detective and Death
In a European city agitated by racial unrest, a powerful tycoon must face the only thing he cannot deceive or corrupt: death. Meanwhile, a detective tries to find the woman he loves, and, at the same time, an innocent young woman follows him with the crazy purpose of bringing her son, who has been killed in the crib by a gunman, back to life.Year:
1994
Thumbelina
Born of a flower and growing to only a couple of inches tall, poor Thumbelina is worried she'll never meet someone her own size, until she happens to catch the eye of Prince Cornelius of the Fairies. Just as soon as she finds love, however, it's torn away from her when she is kidnapped by Ms. Toad. Now Thumbelina has to escape Ms. Toad's grasp and search for Prince Cornelius. Luckily, there's a whole city of animals willing to help her.Year:
1994
Nyttårsnatt
Based on H.C. Andersen's tale The Little Match Girl. Nyttårsnatt is about a prostitute who has her money stolen from a customer, takes a hit, and experiences a series of dreams - one for each match she lights.Year:
1993
Domovníkov syn
Year:
1993
The Little Mermaid
This charming, lively tale based on Hans Christian Anderson's beloved children's story comes to splendid life in an enchanting animated film. The beautiful and adventurous mermaid, Princess Lena, lives with her family in a watery castle and has everything she could ever need, but she longs for only one thing; to explore the world of humans. Determined to marry Prince Stefan, whom she sees when a whirlpool takes her to the surface, Princess Lena must turn to the evil sea witch Cassandra and pay a heavy price for her promise of help.Year:
1992
Ten
Year:
1991
Das Kleid
Poor weavers Hans (Horst Drinda) und Kumpan (Werner Lierck) try to enter a town surrounded by a tall, impenetrable wall, where everyone is apparently very happy. When they finally make it inside, the tyrannical Emperor Max demands they make him new clothes that would "bring all creatures to their knees." Hans and Kumpan claim only intelligent people can see the robe, and in order to prove himself clever, the emperor haughtily displays himself before his subjects wearing his new invisible regalia.Year:
1991
Timeless Tales: The Ugly Duckling
Scorned for looking different, a poor little Ugly Duckling is abandoned when his family flies south for the winter. The duckling is befriended by the warmhearted Runabout Rabbit, but he soon finds that he doesn't fit in with bunnies. But after a miraculous change, the Ugly Duckling learns that sometimes being different can be beautiful.Year:
1990
Timeless Tales: The Emperor's New Clothes
The Kingdom of Oaf is about to be attacked, but the Emperor is much too concerned with his spiffy new "invisible wardrobe" to notice. When the royal subjects finally admit that His Highness is wearing no clothes, the Emperor is embarrassed, but the kingdom is surprisingly saved.Year:
1990
The Red Shoes
In this animated contemporary interpretation of a Hans Christian Andersen morality tale, a pair of magic slippers help two young African-American girls learn the value of friendship after they are divided by selfishness and jealousy.Year:
1990
The Little Mermaid
This colorful adventure tells the story of an impetuous mermaid princess named Ariel who falls in love with the very human Prince Eric and puts everything on the line for the chance to be with him. Memorable songs and characters -- including the villainous sea witch Ursula.Year:
1989
Death and the Mother
Black-and-white, etched-wood animation tale about the Grim Reaper. In a remote forest, Death in disguise calls on a woman and her baby daughter.Year:
1988
The Wild Swans
Once upon a time, a King had eleven sons and one daughter. When his wife, the Queen, died, the King remarried. The new wife and the children's stepmother looks beautiful on the outside, but actually she's an evil witch. She sends the young princess Eliise to live in the village as an ordinary peasant girl and turns all the princes into wild swans. The princes are stuck being swans all day long and only at night can they regain their true form. When Eliise is 15 years old, she learns about the fate of her brothers and now she must overcome the obstacles put in her way by her stepmother in order to release her brothers from the spell.Year:
1987
The Tinderbox
A modern version of a classical fairy-tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a veteran who got rich thanks to a magic flint and thus he could marry a beautiful princess.Year:
1987
The Galoshes of Happiness
Year:
1987
Sněhová královna
Year:
1987
The Snow Queen
A Finnish live action adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale, The Snow Queen. The tale centers on the struggle between good and evil as experienced by a little boy and girl, Kai and Kerttu.Year:
1986
Přezůvky Štěstěny
Year:
1985
The Steadfast Tin Soldier
Version of the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen with the American mime team Shields and Yarnell.Year:
1984
Fairies' Autumn Gift
A sad and funny story based on Hans Christian Andersen tales.Year:
1984
Thumbelina
Thumbelina is the answer to her mother's prayers but is all too soon stolen away by Mother Toad as a wife for her son. With the help of many different woodland creatures, especially the Swallow, Thumbelina overcomes many obstacles to try and get back to her mother.Year:
1984
The Princess and the Pea
A bored prince realizes he would like a wife. His mother searches through all the kingdoms far and wide for a "suitable" princess. In the meantime, a charming and witty young lady, who claims to be a princess, shows up at the castle doorstep with a sprained ankle and is shown hospitality by the prince and his best friend the Fool.Year:
1984
The Fir
An exquisite little fir tree is curious about what he will become later. Based on the tale by Hans Christian Andersen.Year:
1984
The Flying Trunk
A young merchant's son spends his entire fortune to be able to throw lavish parties with his cronies. All he has left in the end is an old magic suitcase that can be used to fly.Year:
1983
O brokátové růži a slavíku z perleti
Year:
1983
Pastýřka a kominíček
Year:
1983
Das hässliche junge Entlein
Animated short film based on Andersen's tale.Year:
1982
Thumbelina
A stop-motion puppet animation adaptation of Hans Christian Anderson's Thumbelina.Year:
1982
Kontraste
A raindrop falls from a leaf and seeps into the earth. Within, it is permeated by beauty, cruelty, happiness and sadness.Year:
1982
The Nightingale
A short, stop-frame animation. The film uses puppets to tell Hans Christian Andersen's tale about the song of a nightingale heard by the little kitchen girl at the Emperor of China's palace.Year:
1981
The Nightingale
Hans Christian Andersen's The Emperor's Nightingale and The Emperor's New Clothes are integrated in this marvelous Russian adaptation by fairytale master Nadezhda Kosheverova.Year:
1980
The King and the Mockingbird
A young shepherdess and a chimneysweep plan to get married and escape the clutches of a tyrannical king in love with her, assisted by the guile of a cheeky mockingbird, the king's archenemy.Year:
1980
The Swineherd
The film is based on Andersen's fairy tale "Swineherd".Year:
1980
The Snow Queen
A stop-motion adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen.Year:
1978
The Snow Queen
The Devil makes a mirror -and it shatters.This is the story of what happens to little Kay when one of the pieces finds its way through his eye and into his heart. The powers of evil are unleashed ... the Summer Garden Witch - the Robbers in the Wood - but above all - the mysterious elemental figure of The Snow Queen. Only Gerda - Kay's friend - helped by birds and animals - has the power to overcome them all.Year:
1976
The Little Mermaid
A little Mermaid falls in love with a Prince whom she saves during a storm. Using all kinds of magical incantations in exchange for the Mermaid’s beautiful blue hair, a witch replaces her fish tail with human legs, making it possible for the Mermaid to walk and live on earth at the cost of great pain with every step she takes. The Little Mermaid willingly suffers through these trials only to be near her beloved. But the Prince, not realizing how lucky he is, becomes enamored with a beautiful but vain princess.Year:
1976
The Little Mermaid
The little mermaid rescues a prince from drowning and falls in love with him. To be with him, she makes a deal with the evil sorceress: her beautiful voice against a life on land. It seems to work at first, the prince is enchanted with her lovely appearance. But the memory of a foreign princess still haunts him: The one who found him on the beach where the mermaid had left him, and whom he (of course) believes to be his saviour. To resolve this mistake is too much for the mute little mermaid, and not even her father, king of all seas, can help her in the impending catastrophe.Year:
1976
Songs on the Death of children
Based on a free interpretation of Gustav Mahler´s Song Cycle by the same name and a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, this multiple award winning film is a striking example of Titus Leber´s approach to visualise classical music. Using his so called “multi-layer-method” to superimpose several image layers the author takes us in a dream-like lamentation-quest of a mother's winter-journey searching for her child who has been carried off by the Angel of Death.Year:
1976
The Brave Tin Soldier
A beautiful and touching story based on Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale "The Steadfast Tin Soldier". A tin soldier without a leg sees a beautiful paper ballerina and falls in love. While trying to reach her, he falls from the window and has to overcome countless obstacles to see her again.Year:
1976
The Swineherd
A spoiled princess scorns the love of an honorable prince who offers her precious gifts.Year:
1975
The Little Mermaid
A stop-motion film adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid.Year:
1974
The Grand Duke's New Clothes
Two crooks think up a scheme to get rich at the expense of the vain and excessive Grand Duke.Year:
1972
Hans Christian Andersen's The Emperor's New Clothes
Two con men convince a king that they have woven for him a suit made of magical cloth that only stupid or incompetent people are unable to see. Not wanting to seem dull, everyone pretends to admire the king's new clothes although he is completely naked.Year:
1972
Der kleine und der große Klaus
Year:
1971
Ten
The good-natured scholar Christian-Theodore arrives in a small country where miracles occur. He falls in love with the beautiful Princess, whose marriage is a matter of national importance, because her husband will become the new king. But unlike many “suitors”, selfish thoughts are alien to Christian-Theodore. He is sincerely fascinated by her beauty and releases his Shadow, hoping to get a faithful helper in his quest to marry the Princess. But the Shadow is the embodiment of egoism, greed and meanness. Quickly betraying the scholar, he marries the Princess himself and takes the royal throne.Year:
1971
Thumbelina
Retelling of the classic children's tale from a 1960s psychedelic viewpoint.Year:
1970
Toppen og bolden
Year:
1969
Along Came a Soldier
A soldier seeks justice against a group of men who murdered a prostitute.Year:
1969
Křesadlo
Year:
1968
The Ugly Duckling
A stop-motion puppet animation adaptation of Hans Christian Anderson's tale The Ugly Duckling.Year:
1968
The Little Mermaid
Rusalochka opens in modern day Copenhagen, Denmark. Several tourists gather around the capital's famous mermaid statue, as a tour guide explains its significance. A fish in the water below the tourists scoffs at their foolishness, and then, proceeds to tell about the doomed love of the mermaid. Upon reaching her 15th birthday, the Little Mermaid is allowed to swim up to the surface above. As soon as she does, however, the Mermaid spots a young prince caught up in a dreadful storm. She admires the man's bravery and decides to save him, declaring that, "The beautiful and the brave should not perish." After the mermaid returns to the ocean, she decides that she wants to become human.Year:
1968
The Snow Queen
The film tells a story about the extraordinary journey of the modest little girl Gerda. She is looking for her friend Kai, who was kidnapped and taken to her kingdom by the powerful evil Snow Queen. In search of her beloved friend, Gerda ends up in the castle to the cunning, insidious and at the same time funny king, meets forest robbers. On the way, the girl will have many obstacles before the decisive battle with the Snow Queen. But Gerda’s faithful heart will overcome all adversity...Year:
1967
The Tartlet
Year:
1967
The Tartlet
Year:
1967
The Little Match Girl
A little girl tries to sell matches on a cold December night with no luck. To keep from freezing she lights one match and sees a wondrous vision...Year:
1967
Удивительная история, похожая на сказку
Year:
1966
The Daydreamer
A young Hans Christian Andersen goes in search of knowledge in the Garden of Paradise in order to make his studies easier. Each time he falls asleep, he experiences in his dreams the different characters he would later write about in fairy tales including The Little Mermaid, Thumbelina, and The Emperor's New Clothes.Year:
1966
The Daydreamer
A young Hans Christian Andersen goes in search of knowledge in the Garden of Paradise in order to make his studies easier. Each time he falls asleep, he experiences in his dreams the different characters he would later write about in fairy tales including The Little Mermaid, Thumbelina, and The Emperor's New Clothes.Year:
1966
The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep
The tale follows the romance between a china shepherdess and a china chimney sweep who are threatened by a carved mahogany satyr who wants the shepherdess for his wife.Year:
1964
The Piggy Bank
A piggy bank tries to grasp more coins than can contain in itself. Based on the fairy tale by H.C. Andersen.Year:
1963
The Wild Swans
When a witch transforms her brothers into swans, a young princess must find a way to change them back.Year:
1962
Le livre muet
The Mute Book is a French TV movie, written and directed in 1962 by Gerard Dumont, based on Hans Christian Andersen's tale. Performed by Marcel MOULOUDJI, Rita CADILLAC, Hilda CAMBA and Frédérique VILLEDENT.Year:
1962
Happiness Comes at Nine o'Clock
One day, Happiness and Sorrow come to town. Happiness leaves her magical cloak in the local inn, saying that it fulfills every wish to those who wear it. However, Sorrow knows that Happiness doesn't come alone, but brings worries with herself, too. The magical cloak changes its owner and fulfills the most unusual wishes of timid professor of violin, old night guard, naive student and blonde girl. When all their wishes are fulfilled, they find out that they did not achieve happiness.Year:
1961
The Emperor's New Clothes
The adaptation of Hans Cristian Andersen's tale filmed on a white background. It is also the first Croatian movie in color.Year:
1961
Die Prinzessin auf der Erbse
Animated short film based on the Andersen tale.Year:
1960
The Snow Queen
When the Snow Queen, a lonely and powerful fairy, kidnaps the human boy Kay, his best friend Gerda must overcome many obstacles on her journey to rescue him.Year:
1957
Las campanas de Teresa
A provincial girl who sells pots tries to obtain the bells that the church of her people needs.Year:
1957
The Ugly Duckling
Soviet cartoon adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale.Year:
1956
The Steadfast Tin Soldier
This is the tale of the tin soldier with one leg who won the heart of a ballerina, but was swallowed by a fish before he found his way back to her. The film is a delightful presentation of Hans Christian Andersen's story, employing puppets and clever camerawork.Year:
1955
The Little Match Girl
Adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale of a destitute little girl who sells matches, and uses them to escape the cold on Christmas Eve, whisking her into fantasies of seeing Santa Claus and her lost mother.Year:
1954
Thumbelina
Hans Christian Andersen’s Thumbelina told the tale of a tiny girl grown from seed to be a companion to an old woman, Reiniger has her Thumbelina born spontaneously and magically from a flower, beholden to none but herself.Year:
1954
Das Mädchen mit den Schwefelhölzern
TV adaptation of Andersen's fairy tale which transposes the freezing girl's dreams into dance sequences.Year:
1953
The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird
A chimney sweep and his beloved shepherdess are aided by Wonderbird in their escape from a ruthless dictatorYear:
1953
H.C. Andersens sagor
It's evening and mother Alice read bedtime stories for her three children.Year:
1952
La jeune fille aux allumettes
Poor girl sells matches with brief flickering flame reflecting her span of life & dreams.Year:
1952
The Emperor's Nightingale
Adaptation of a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, about an emperor who prefers the tinkling of a bejeweled mechanical bird to the song of a real nightingale. When the Emperor is near death, the nightingale's song restores his health.Year:
1949
The Red Shoes
In this classic drama, Vicky Page is an aspiring ballerina torn between her dedication to dance and her desire to love. While her imperious instructor, Boris Lermontov, urges to her to forget anything but ballet, Vicky begins to fall for the charming young composer Julian Craster. Eventually Vicky, under great emotional stress, must choose to pursue either her art or her romance, a decision that carries serious consequences.Year:
1948
The Little Soldier
A budding romance between two toy dancers is put into dangers when the boy is conscripted into the toy army.Year:
1947
Hvad Fatter gør
Year:
1945
Novelly
The composition includes two short stories: "The Swineherd" (based on the fairy tale by H.C. Andersen) and "Heaven and Hell" (based on the short story by P. Merime).Year:
1941
The Ugly Duckling
An outcast duckling's search for a family to accept him leads to constant rejection before learning his true identity as a swan.Year:
1939
The China Shop
The elderly owner of a china shop leaves for the night, and the various figurines and decorated mugs come to life. A demonic figure captures an upper-class lady and does battle with her lord, damaging much of the shop. But the demon proves to have a glass jaw and, literally, a yellow streak, and the happy couple is soon reunited. No dialogue, but some signs are in English, particularly the final punch-line.Year:
1934
Ugly Duckling
An adaptation of the The Ugly Duckling.Year:
1932
The Ugly Duckling
A black duckling is rejected by its mother, a hen, but manages to prove his worth when a tornado threatens the hen's chicks.Year:
1931
Die chinesische Nachtigall
The Emperor of China hears a nightingale sing, and decides to capture her, yet he fails. So he tries at least to have her call imitated, yet there everybody at his court fails, so he offers a prize for success in this - the marriage with his daughter. Two Europeans hear of it - a Mr. Tri-Ergon (record label) and a Mr. Trichter (recording horn). Both try with their recording devices to cut a record of the Nightingale.Year:
1929
The Little Match Girl
An impoverished girl tries to sell matches on NYE. Shivering with cold and unable to sell her wares, she sits in a sheltered nook. Striking a match to keep warm, she sees things in the flame.Year:
1928
The Steadfast Tin Soldier
Directed by Wladyslaw Starewicz.Year:
1928
Armes kleines Mädchen
Year:
1924
The Flying Koffer
Lotte Reiniger's earliest preserved fairytale film based on a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen.Year:
1921
The Gift of Happiness
Everybody wishes for the happiness just outside their reach, without regard to the cost. One day, a pair of magical galoshes appear in the big city, which have the power to grant the wishes of anyone who wears them. The galoshes find their way to many wearers from all walks of life, who all learn an important lesson about being content with what they have.(stumfilm.dk)Year:
1921
The Little Match Girl
A poor child strikes matches for warmth and dies in the snow.Year:
1914
The Little Match Seller
A short melodrama based on Hans Christian Andersen's harrowing tale. A poor little girl tries to sell matchsticks in the freezing December cold. She lights matches for some light and warmth. There are visions: a fireplace, dinner, a Christmas tree. She sees her dead mother, welcoming her.Year:
1902
