Snow White (1995 film)
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Originally released directly to video
in 1995, Snow White is a 46-minute animated film based on the classic story, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
by the Brothers Grimm
. The movie was produced by Jetlag Productions
and was distributed to DVD
in 2002 by GoodTimes Entertainment
as part of their "Collectible Classics" line.
tale of Snow White
. Once upon a time in a faraway kingdom
there lived a happy king
with his queen. They were the joy of the kingdom and their love
brought happiness
to all of the land and all of its people. They had a beautiful daughter
, whose skin
was white as snow
and because of that was named "Snow White". Shortly after her birth
however, the queen died and soon the king married again to a selfish and vain woman who only cared about making herself as beautiful as she could. When the king died fighting in a war
, the new queen did not shed a tear and used the opportunity to tax
the people heavily in order to buy new beauty potion
s for herself. She had a great deal of mirror
s in which to see her beautiful face but her favorite one was a magic
mirror that always spoke the absolute truth
. Whenever the vain queen asked the mirror who the fairest woman in the land was, she always expected to be told that it was she. One day however, the queen was shocked to hear a new answer, that Snow White, now all grown up, was the fairest woman the kingdom had ever seen. Angered by this, the new queen sends for her royal huntsman
and orders him to murder Snow White so that she can again be the most beautiful. Once outside, the huntsman cannot bring himself to harm the princess
, so she asks her to run deep into the woods
and never return. Snow White, obeys frightened and runs through the scary woods until she finds a small little cottage
in the midst of the forest. Tired by the shock and after such a long run, Snow White decides to enter the cottage, have something to eat and take some rest on the small beds. Shortly after Snow White falls asleep, the owners of the cottage, seven little dwarfs appear and are surprised by their visitor. After much begging, Snow White convinces the seven of them to allow her to stay in their cottage. Unfortunately, the vain queen soon learns about the huntsman betrayal
and that Snow White still lives, so she decides to take it upon herself to kill the princess. The queen went to the dwarfs cottage disguised as someone else to kill Snow White. The first time she went as an old beggar woman and tied laces around Snow White's neck which made her unable to breath. However, the Dwarfs came home and untied the laces which saved Snow White's life. The second time the queen went disguised as old man and put a poison comb in Snow White's hair, but the Dwarfs came to Snow White's rescue once again. The third time the queen was disguised as a little girl selling apples. She offered Snow White half of the poison apple and when Snow White ate it she once again fell into a deadly sleep. The dwarfs were unable to save Snow White this time and placed her in a glass coffin. A handsome prince, who met Snow White before, finds the coffin and asks the dwarfs if Snow White could be taken to his palace since he had fallen in love with her. When his servants lift Snow White out of the coffin a piece of the apple fell out of Snow White's mouth and she awakens. When the queen once again asks who is the fairest in the land and finds out that it is Snow White she smashes it and is sucked inside of it forever. The prince and Snow White then get married and live happily ever after.
Direct-to-video
Direct-to-video is a term used to describe a film that has been released to the public on home video formats without being released in film theaters or broadcast on television...
in 1995, Snow White is a 46-minute animated film based on the classic story, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Snow White
"Snow White" is a fairy tale known from many countries in Europe, the best known version being the German one collected by the Brothers Grimm...
by the Brothers Grimm
Brothers Grimm
The Brothers Grimm , Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm , were German academics, linguists, cultural researchers, and authors who collected folklore and published several collections of it as Grimm's Fairy Tales, which became very popular...
. The movie was produced by Jetlag Productions
Jetlag Productions
Jetlag Productions was an American-Japanese animation studio that, just like the similar studio Golden Films, has created a number of animated films based on different, popular children's stories, while at the same time creating a few original productions...
and was distributed to DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
in 2002 by GoodTimes Entertainment
GoodTimes Entertainment
GoodTimes Entertainment, Ltd. was a home video company that originated in 1984 under the name of GoodTimes Home Video. Though it produced its own titles, the company was well-known due to its distribution of media from third parties and classics...
as part of their "Collectible Classics" line.
Story
The film tells the familiar, classic Brothers GrimmBrothers Grimm
The Brothers Grimm , Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm , were German academics, linguists, cultural researchers, and authors who collected folklore and published several collections of it as Grimm's Fairy Tales, which became very popular...
tale of Snow White
Snow White
"Snow White" is a fairy tale known from many countries in Europe, the best known version being the German one collected by the Brothers Grimm...
. Once upon a time in a faraway kingdom
Monarchy
A monarchy is a form of government in which the office of head of state is usually held until death or abdication and is often hereditary and includes a royal house. In some cases, the monarch is elected...
there lived a happy king
King
- Centers of population :* King, Ontario, CanadaIn USA:* King, Indiana* King, North Carolina* King, Lincoln County, Wisconsin* King, Waupaca County, Wisconsin* King County, Washington- Moving-image works :Television:...
with his queen. They were the joy of the kingdom and their love
Love
Love is an emotion of strong affection and personal attachment. In philosophical context, love is a virtue representing all of human kindness, compassion, and affection. Love is central to many religions, as in the Christian phrase, "God is love" or Agape in the Canonical gospels...
brought happiness
Happiness
Happiness is a mental state of well-being characterized by positive emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy. A variety of biological, psychological, religious, and philosophical approaches have striven to define happiness and identify its sources....
to all of the land and all of its people. They had a beautiful daughter
Daughter
A daughter is a female offspring; a girl, woman, or female animal in relation to her parents. The male equivalent is a son. Analogously the name is used on several areas to show relations between groups or elements.-Etymology:...
, whose skin
Skin
-Dermis:The dermis is the layer of skin beneath the epidermis that consists of connective tissue and cushions the body from stress and strain. The dermis is tightly connected to the epidermis by a basement membrane. It also harbors many Mechanoreceptors that provide the sense of touch and heat...
was white as snow
Snow
Snow is a form of precipitation within the Earth's atmosphere in the form of crystalline water ice, consisting of a multitude of snowflakes that fall from clouds. Since snow is composed of small ice particles, it is a granular material. It has an open and therefore soft structure, unless packed by...
and because of that was named "Snow White". Shortly after her birth
Birth
Birth is the act or process of bearing or bringing forth offspring. The offspring is brought forth from the mother. The time of human birth is defined as the time at which the fetus comes out of the mother's womb into the world...
however, the queen died and soon the king married again to a selfish and vain woman who only cared about making herself as beautiful as she could. When the king died fighting in a war
War
War is a state of organized, armed, and often prolonged conflict carried on between states, nations, or other parties typified by extreme aggression, social disruption, and usually high mortality. War should be understood as an actual, intentional and widespread armed conflict between political...
, the new queen did not shed a tear and used the opportunity to tax
Tax
To tax is to impose a financial charge or other levy upon a taxpayer by a state or the functional equivalent of a state such that failure to pay is punishable by law. Taxes are also imposed by many subnational entities...
the people heavily in order to buy new beauty potion
Potion
A potion is a consumable medicine or poison.In mythology and literature, a potion is usually made by a magician, sorcerer, dragon, fairy or witch and has magical properties. It might be used to heal, bewitch or poison people...
s for herself. She had a great deal of mirror
Mirror
A mirror is an object that reflects light or sound in a way that preserves much of its original quality prior to its contact with the mirror. Some mirrors also filter out some wavelengths, while preserving other wavelengths in the reflection...
s in which to see her beautiful face but her favorite one was a magic
Magic (fantasy)
Magic in fiction is the endowing of fictional characters or objects with magical powers.Such magic often serves as a plot device, the source of magical artifacts and their quests...
mirror that always spoke the absolute truth
Truth
Truth has a variety of meanings, such as the state of being in accord with fact or reality. It can also mean having fidelity to an original or to a standard or ideal. In a common usage, it also means constancy or sincerity in action or character...
. Whenever the vain queen asked the mirror who the fairest woman in the land was, she always expected to be told that it was she. One day however, the queen was shocked to hear a new answer, that Snow White, now all grown up, was the fairest woman the kingdom had ever seen. Angered by this, the new queen sends for her royal huntsman
Huntsman
Huntsman may refer to:*Hunters who:**use guns/weapons for hunting**hunt with horses and dogs *Huntsman is also used as a military designation for units traditionally raised from huntsmen, see Huntsmen...
and orders him to murder Snow White so that she can again be the most beautiful. Once outside, the huntsman cannot bring himself to harm the princess
Princess
Princess is the feminine form of prince . Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or his daughters....
, so she asks her to run deep into the woods
Forest
A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...
and never return. Snow White, obeys frightened and runs through the scary woods until she finds a small little cottage
Cottage
__toc__In modern usage, a cottage is usually a modest, often cozy dwelling, typically in a rural or semi-rural location. However there are cottage-style dwellings in cities, and in places such as Canada the term exists with no connotations of size at all...
in the midst of the forest. Tired by the shock and after such a long run, Snow White decides to enter the cottage, have something to eat and take some rest on the small beds. Shortly after Snow White falls asleep, the owners of the cottage, seven little dwarfs appear and are surprised by their visitor. After much begging, Snow White convinces the seven of them to allow her to stay in their cottage. Unfortunately, the vain queen soon learns about the huntsman betrayal
Betrayal
Betrayal is the breaking or violation of a presumptive contract, trust, or confidence that produces moral and psychological conflict within a relationship amongst individuals, between organizations or between individuals and organizations...
and that Snow White still lives, so she decides to take it upon herself to kill the princess. The queen went to the dwarfs cottage disguised as someone else to kill Snow White. The first time she went as an old beggar woman and tied laces around Snow White's neck which made her unable to breath. However, the Dwarfs came home and untied the laces which saved Snow White's life. The second time the queen went disguised as old man and put a poison comb in Snow White's hair, but the Dwarfs came to Snow White's rescue once again. The third time the queen was disguised as a little girl selling apples. She offered Snow White half of the poison apple and when Snow White ate it she once again fell into a deadly sleep. The dwarfs were unable to save Snow White this time and placed her in a glass coffin. A handsome prince, who met Snow White before, finds the coffin and asks the dwarfs if Snow White could be taken to his palace since he had fallen in love with her. When his servants lift Snow White out of the coffin a piece of the apple fell out of Snow White's mouth and she awakens. When the queen once again asks who is the fairest in the land and finds out that it is Snow White she smashes it and is sucked inside of it forever. The prince and Snow White then get married and live happily ever after.
Songs
- "The Power of Love"
- "Hip, Hip Hooray!"
- "A Little Bit of Magic" Sung by Wendy K Hamilton
See also
- List of animated feature films
- Snow White and the Seven DwarfsSnow White"Snow White" is a fairy tale known from many countries in Europe, the best known version being the German one collected by the Brothers Grimm...
, the original fairy tale - Brothers GrimmBrothers GrimmThe Brothers Grimm , Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm , were German academics, linguists, cultural researchers, and authors who collected folklore and published several collections of it as Grimm's Fairy Tales, which became very popular...
- Jetlag ProductionsJetlag ProductionsJetlag Productions was an American-Japanese animation studio that, just like the similar studio Golden Films, has created a number of animated films based on different, popular children's stories, while at the same time creating a few original productions...
External links
- Snow White at the Big Cartoon DatabaseBig Cartoon DataBaseThe Big Cartoon DataBase is an online database of information about animated cartoons, animated feature films, animated television shows and cartoon shorts....