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Sleeping Beauty
On the occasion of their daughter's birth, the king and queen give a lavish feast. Among the guests are twelve fairies who endow the infant in the cradle with all good qualities. As the king loathes diligence, he does not invite the thirteenth fairy - the fairy of diligence. A captain lets her slip into the castle and she casts a spell on Sleeping Beauty, wishing death upon her. The twelfth fairy transforms and mitigates the spell. On the day she turns fifteen, the princess is to sink into a hundred-year sleep after pricking her finger on a spindle.
| Release : | 1971 |
| Rating : | 5.8 |
| Studio : | DEFA, |
| Crew : | Cinematography, Director, |
| Cast : | Juliane Korén Vera Oelschlegel Helmut Schreiber Burkhard Mann Martin Hellberg |
| Genre : | Fantasy Family |
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Reviews
Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!
Better Late Then Never
I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.
It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny
Once upon a time (1949-89), there was a little country called DDR (aka East Germany). It wasn't rich nor mighty, but one the nicer things made there were DEFA movies :) The first Thursday in a month has become special for me, as on that day SuperIllu magazine comes out with a DVD carrying a good old DDR or Soviet movie, fairy tales in this season. Today I brought home Dornröschen. Some 15..20 years ago I read that fairy tale to my daughters who are grown up now, and now at age 52 I discover I can still take quite some delight in this DEFA movie of 1971.Apart from the somewhat faded colors in some scenes, it was very enjoyable for me, especially the music - partly gently jazzy, partly ceremonial yet swinging baroque, throw in something like a folk song.. Costumes were quite something to look at, maybe eclectic between "historic" and "modern".. But they took care to express the passage of 100 years with a distinct change in fashion. Dialogues were decent enough, as was the acting (especially the ceremonies at the king's court). The only actor I knew was Jaecki Schwarz (role not credited, but I'm fairly sure he was the arrogant prince in the country inn).The eagle's nest scene is not in the original Grimm tale, but added some mild suspense, done with good camera work.Call me weird, but I really enjoyed this film - a welcome change in my movie nutrition. For me at least, it exudes magic (much more so than Schneewittchen). The only disappointment: the extra puppet short announced on the (downloaded) DVD cover wasn't there, but replaced by a trailer show of Soviet fairy tale movies. Still: a lovely experience out of this 2009 world. May DEFA movies live happily for their viewers ever after!
