![]() Especially anyone interested in folktales or anything fantasy-like. Maybe not for the very youngest but perfect for anyone else. When this was aired it had the added title: "Stories for grown up children" and that is a good description of what this is. Maybe not for it's greatness but for the most enjoyable Disney reference. "Sapsorrow" (their version of Cinderella) is also worth mentioning. ![]() "The Soldier and Death" is in my opinion one of the best and appears to be the first choice of most other reviewers. Not all nine episodes are masterpieces either, but some come very close to being just that. ![]() but I can live with that, and most probably so can you. One of Jim Hensons hidden gems, The StoryTeller featured an enigmatic Trickster Mentor and his pet dog, sharing European folk tales with the audience. The actor performances are maybe not always of academy award winning standard. If you take into account that this is a TV-production from 1987 the effects are absolutely outstanding! They give a much more living impression than many computer generated creatures I have seen of late. (Mostly Russian or German) Not so "kidified" as most recent versions, just a little bit cruel, but always with a happy ending (with 2 exceptions) The special effects (especially the creature effects ) still look really good even in this time of photo-realistic computer animation. The show is in nine stand alone episodes based on nine old folktales. Quite recently I obtained a DVD-release and was somewhat amazed: It was just as good as I remembered it! This is not simply a bad case of nostalgia, this show is definitely something above the ordinary. It made quite an impression on me, to be honest I was absolutely spellbound.
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