Live-Action Versions of Classic Folk and Fairy Tales
for Home Use Only
From Davenport Films in the rural community of Delaplane, Virginia, come these retellings of classic folktales. Tom Davenport, literary anthropologist and moral godfather to a generation of schoolchildren, delivers his elemental tales that compel the viewer – child and adult – to take them seriously.
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Schools, Libraries, and Other Institutions please order from davenportfilms.com
contact: tdaven(at)crosslink.net • 540•592•3701
Ashpet: An American Cinderella
Set in the rural South in the early years of World War II, Ashpet is a version of Cinderella, the world’s most popular folk tale.
DVD includes When My Work Is Over and Making Grimm Movies .
Hansel & Gretel
An Appalachian version of the classic story of the courage and loyalty of two children abandoned in the forest.
Bearskin, The Man Who Didn’t Wash for Seven Years
In a contest with the devil, a Civil War soldier must not wash nor pray for seven years.
The Frog King
A princess breaks her promise to a frog. Followed by "The Making of the Frog King.
Jack & the Dentist’s DaughterIn this comic variant of the Grimm’s story, "The Master Thief," a poor laborer’s son wants to marry the dentist’s daughter.
DVD includes A Singing Stream and Making Grimm Movies.
Mutzmag
With nothing more than her plucky spirit and her pocket knife, a mountain girl outwits a witch and an ogre to save herself and her sisters.
DVD includes The Ballad of Frankie Silver and Making Grimm Movies.
Rapunzel, Rapunzel
Rapunzel imprisoned in a tall wooden tower by a witch, allows a young man to climb her long brown hair to visit her.
Bristlelip
A haughty princess gets her comeuppance in a version of Grimm's "King Thrushbeard.
The Goose Girl
An evil maid forces a princess to change places on their way to her wedding.
Soldier Jack
Jack catches Death in a sack in this Appalachian tale.
DVD includes Being a Joines and Makilng Grimm Movies.
Willa: An American Snow White
Willa joins a traveling medicine show to escape her evil step-mother.
DVD includes Born for Hard Luck and Free Show Tonight.
Schools, Libraries, and other institutions please order from davenportfilms.com
contact: tdaven(at)crosslink.net • 540•592•3701