A Fairy-Tale About Cinderella
Category
filmGenre
fairytale, promotionalTypology
animatedtheatrical distributionshortOriginal title
Pohádka o PopelceCzech title
Pohádka o PopelceEnglish title
A Fairy-Tale About CinderellaProtectorate parallel title
Das Märchen vom AschenbrödelWorking title
PopelkaSummary
A commercial promoting gaskets and packing produced by the Kovotěs Hošický and Pešek Czech company.
Synopsis
Cinderella is cleaning at the castle of her evil stepmother who is jealous of her beauty. A storm and strong winds rage outside. An evil spirit – draught – appears behind the window, sneaks into the castle through the window and begins to trouble Cinderella's work. The draught is followed by rain from the leaking window. A good fairy sends the desperate Cinderella a knight Kovotěs [Gasket], clad in armour, to protect her. The knight indeed saves Cinderella from the evil draught – the girl turns into a modern woman whose comfort in her flat is protected against draught and rain by Kovotěs packing.
Note
A copy of an identical film entitled Cinderella survived. It differs from the given copy by the form of the opening titles and some shots. The film was not submitted for censorship and shown in cinemas.
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Production info
Original Title
Pohádka o Popelce
Czech Title
Pohádka o Popelce
English Title
A Fairy-Tale About Cinderella
Protectorate Parallel Title
Das Märchen vom Aschenbrödel
Working Title
Popelka
Category
film
Typology
animatedtheatrical distribution
Genre
fairytale, promotional
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1944
Production Year
1944
Production specifications
date of censorship nepředloženo cenzuře
Premiere
premiere neproběhla
Production
Copyright Holders
Technical info
Duration typology
short film
Duration in minutes
6 min
Original length in metres
114 meters
Distribution carrier
35mm
Animation technique
cartoon
Aspect ratio
1:1,37
Colour
black & white
Sound
sound
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Intertitles languages
Czech, German
Opening/End credits languages
Czech, German
