Every culture in the world has its folklore; within this category, fairy tales have their home. While details may vary across countries, there are noticeably similar traits. The same tropes crop ...
Explore our guide to Tchaikovsky’s ‘The Sleeping Beauty’ – one of the world’s most popular ballets based on a romantic fairy tale. Right from the beginning, Tchaikovsky worked closely ...
Norwegian director Emilie Blichfeldt’s The Ugly Stepsister underlines the base grotesquerie of the original fairy tale. Photo: Marcel Zyskind The film begins with wide-eyed Elvira (Lea Myren ...