{"product_id":"beneath-the-trees-folktales-at-defa-ii-limited-edition-region-b","title":"Beneath the Trees: Folktales at DEFA II (Limited Edition, Region B)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"col-md-6 pr-md-5\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-md-6 pr-md-5\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-md-6 pr-md-5\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePossessing an eternally uncanny, weird and phantasmagorical quality,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMärchenfilme\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e– or adaptations of popular folk and fairytales by the likes of Wilhelm Hauff, Hans Christian Andersen and the Brothers Grimm – remain the productions that most distinctly characterise the cinema of East Germany and its state-operated film studio, DEFA. Collected here are some of the greatest – and strangest – folktale films made in the German Democratic Republic:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tinderbox\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSnow White\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSnow White and Rose Red\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Frog King\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Robe\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tinderbox\u003c\/i\u003e, a young soldier agrees to help a conniving witch in her quest to retrieve a magical tinderbox protected by a guard dog of monstrous proportions.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSnow White\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003esees an evil queen task a hunter with murdering her stepdaughter when a magic mirror deems her the most beautiful woman in the land. Then, in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSnow White and Rose Red\u003c\/i\u003e, two young sisters encounter a pair of princes who have been transformed into animals by an evil mountain spirit.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Frog King\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003efollows a princess who must endure a series of trials to reach the castle of the Frog King, where she hopes to reunite with the handsome prince she once mistreated. Finally, in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Robe\u003c\/i\u003e, two weavers arrive in a town surrounded by an impenetrable wall and are tasked with making garments befitting of a tyrannical ruler in an adaptation of “The Emperor’s New Clothes.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCollected here are some of DEFA’s best-known\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMärchenfilme\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tinderbox\u003c\/i\u003e, which was shown in a dubbed version on the BBC as part of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTales from Europe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eseries – and some true rarities, including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Frog King\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Robe\u003c\/i\u003e, which was put into production in 1961 but not completed and released until after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The Masters of Cinema series is proud to present these five \u003ci\u003eMärchenfilme\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efor the first time on Blu-ray in the UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-md-6 pl-md-5 product-features-column\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSPECIAL FEATURES\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul data-display=\"true\" data-sku=\"EKA70643\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eLimited Collector's Edition Box Set [2000 copies]\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eLimited edition hardbound slipcase featuring new artwork by Carly A-F [2000 copies]\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eLimited edition 60-page book featuring a new essay on the production design of DEFA’s folktales by Märchenfilme expert Corinna Alexandra Rader, new notes on each film in this set by DEFA historians Sebastian Heiduschke and Qinna Shen, plus the original Hans Christian Andersen and Brothers Grimm stories that inspired The Tinderbox, Snow White, Snow White and Rose Red, The Frog King and The Robe [2000 copies]\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1080p HD presentations of all five films from restorations by the DEFA Foundation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal German soundtracks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOptional English soundtrack for The Tinderbox\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOptional English subtitles, newly translated for this release\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew audio commentary on The Tinderbox by socialist cinema expert Ally Pitts, host of A Russian and Soviet Movie Podcast\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew audio commentary on The Robe by film historian Michael Brooke\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo Kingdoms – new interview with German cinema expert Rachel Palfreyman on the history of folktales in German culture and their adaptations in West and East Germany\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMirror, Mirror – new video essay on DEFA’s adaptations of Snow White and Snow White and Rose Red by film and animation scholar Sam Summers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Emperor’s New Clothes (Herbert K. Schulz, 1956) – short stop-motion animation adapted from the Hans Christian Andersen tale by the DEFA Studio for Animation Film\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHans Christian Andersen tale by the DEFA Studio for Animation Film The Fisherman and his Wife (Werner Krauße, 1975) – short stop-motion animation adapted from the Brothers Grimm tale by the DEFA Studio for Animation Film\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeauty and the Beast (Katja Georgi, 1976) – short stop-motion animation adapted from the Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve tale by the DEFA Studio for Animation Film\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e**The Robe started production in 1961 but was not completed and released until 1991**\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e**Only The Robe is 2.35:1**\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Moovies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45839263662124,"sku":"5060000706437","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0359\/2201\/8348\/files\/EKA70643-BeneathTheTrees-BELLY-Rigid-3D-pack-500px.jpg?v=1784821853","url":"https:\/\/www.orbitdvd.com\/products\/beneath-the-trees-folktales-at-defa-ii-limited-edition-region-b","provider":"Orbit DVD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}