The Seven Ravens (1937)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The seven Ravens |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1937 |
| length | 53 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director |
Ferdinand Diehl Hermann Diehl |
| script | Paul Diehl |
| music | Walter Pepper |
| camera | Alfons Lusteck |
The seven ravens is a German puppet film that was animated in stop motion in 1937 . The film was shown in Germany on December 2, 1937. The directors were the brothers Ferdinand and Hermann Diehl .
action
The plot of the film tells the story of The Seven Ravens without any major changes: Seven brothers are supposed to fetch water for their newly born sister for her baptism. But they let themselves be for a long time, so that they are cursed by their own father and therefore turn into ravens. As a girl, the sister sets out to find her brothers. A fairy bids her be silent for seven years and sew seven clothes; then the curse would be lifted. A prince marries his sister, whose two oldest children also become ravens and fly away. The sister is charged as a witch. Now that she has finished the clothes, the brothers return transformed and save her.
criticism
“The well-known fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm in a puppet version that is not very suitable for children. The atmosphere is too gloomy and philosophical marginal notes are difficult to understand for smaller children. More like a finger exercise when it comes to puppet tricks. "
“The rigid facial features of the dolls, which in stark contrast to them have a movable mouth, hardly correspond to the melancholy tone of this touching story of a sacrificial love of siblings. Many lengths in the script can no longer be called epic, just boring. "
background
The film was first shown in America on April 2, 1953. This film is the third puppet cartoon in film history.
The film was also released on DVD.
Web links
- The Seven Ravens in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The seven ravens in the online film database
Individual evidence
- ↑ The seven ravens. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 14, 2017 .
- ↑ Ronald M. Hahn , Volker Jansen, Norbert Stresau : Lexicon of Fantasy Films. 650 films from 1900 to 1986 . Heyne, Munich 1986, ISBN 3-453-02273-4 , p. 444.