{"product_id":"defa-fairy-tale-films-snow-white-little-red-riding-hood-the-devils-three-golden-hairs-2-more-blu-ray","title":"DEFA Fairy Tale Films: Snow White, Little Red Riding Hood, The Devil's Three Golden Hairs \u0026 2 More (BLU-RAY) Pre-Order Deadline June 9\/26 Coming to our Shelves July 2026","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe wildly surreal, music- and color-saturated world of fairy tale films or \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMärchenfilme\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e from East Germany’s DEFA Studios are one of the great, still-overlooked subgenres in world fantasy filmmaking.   Part Sid \u0026amp; Marty Krofft Saturday morning kiddie psychedelia, part sturdy Socialist moralizing, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMärchenfilme\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e were one of DEFA’s most popular genres from the 1950s to 1970s.  We’re thrilled to collaborate again with the DEFA Film Library at the Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst on this first-ever Blu-ray release of five of their best fairy tale gems:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSNOW WHITE\u003c\/strong\u003e (SCHNEEWITTCHEN)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – 1961, 63 min., dir. Gottfried Kolditz.  This lovely live-action version of the classic Bros. Grimm tale is in many ways \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e prototypical DEFA fairy tale film, with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDoris Weikow\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e radiating storybook charm as Snow White.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLITTLE RED RIDING HOOD\u003c\/strong\u003e (ROTKÄPPCHEN) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e– 1962, 72 min., dir. Götz Friedrich.  Red Riding Hood (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlanche Kommerell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) faces off against some of the mangiest and most terrifying forest creatures ever conceived, including The Big Bad Wolf (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWerner Dissel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) -- basically an American Werewolf in East Germany.  Sure to give your 6-year old self nightmares for life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMOTHER HULDA\u003c\/strong\u003e (FRAU HOLLE)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – 1963, 57 min., dir. Gottfried Kolditz.  Lazy daughter Pechmarie (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKatharina Lind\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) and hardworking stepdaughter Goldmarie (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKarin Ugowski\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e vie for the approval of magical Frau Holle, who lives in an insanely artificial Pee Wee’s Playhouse-meets-Lidsville underground world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE DEVIL’S THREE GOLDEN HAIRS\u003c\/strong\u003e (WER REIßT DENN GLEICH VOR'M TEUFEL AUS)  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e– 1977, 92 min., dir. Egon Schlegel.  Crazy fantasy\/comedy about a clumsy young man (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHans-Joachim Frank\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), who is forced to rob three hairs from the Devil (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDieter Franke\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e). The Devil’s psychedelic lair with shrunken heads and gruesome Halloween décor must be seen to be believed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSNOW WHITE AND ROSE RED\u003c\/strong\u003e (SCHNEEWEIßCHEN UND ROSENROT)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - 1979, 70 min., dir. Siegfried Hartmann.  Excellent fantasy \/ fairy tale about peasant girls Snow White (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJulie Juristová) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand Rose-Red (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKatrin Martin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) trying to outwit an enraged dwarf (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHans-Peter Minetti)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e guarding a jewel-filled mine. Would make a good double bill with HANSEL \u0026amp; GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll films in German with English subtitles.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecial Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eNew video interview with comics artist (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSwamp Thing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), film historian, and author Stephen R. Bissette \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew commentaries by film historians Michael Brooke, Samm Deighan, Shelagh Rowan-Legg and Anne Golden\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Socialist Fantasies, the Bros. Grimm and DEFA Studios:  Fairytale Filmmaking in East Germany” – new visual essay by film historian Evan Chester\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew artwork by Beth Morris\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlu-ray authoring by Vital Passenger\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Deaf Crocodile","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45094476218568,"sku":"DC-054CD","price":69.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/8486\/3688\/files\/defafairytalesbd.jpg?v=1780278587","url":"https:\/\/videomatica.com\/products\/defa-fairy-tale-films-snow-white-little-red-riding-hood-the-devils-three-golden-hairs-2-more-blu-ray","provider":"Videomatica Ltd (since 1983)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}