Folktales (Adaptations) Films

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Rapunzel

“Rapunzel” is about a young girl’s struggle with independence.

Hansel and Gretel: An Appalachian Version

Hansel and Gretel: An Appalachian Version

Hansel and Gretel: An Appalachian Version

An Appalachian version of the classic story of the courage and loyalty of two children abandoned in the forest.

Bearskin

In a contest with the devil, a Civil War soldier must not wash nor pray for seven years.

Ashpet: An American Cinderella

Ashpet: An American Cinderella

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.

Jack and the Dentist‘s Daughter

Jack and the Dentist‘s Daughter

Jack and the Dentist‘s Daughter

In this comic variant of the tale type , "The Master Thief, a poor laborer's son wants to marry the dentist's daughter.

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.

Soldier Jack

Jack catches Death in a sack in this Appalachian tale.

Frog King

An American version of the classic story.

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