Into the Forest: Folktales at DEFA (Limited Edition, Region B) Cartoon Network this Sister of no mercy

this Sister of no mercy embarks on a relentless rampage against these unholy men of the cloth and their partners in crime

who returned to make Black Widow after a ten-year absence from film-making

"Movie Presentation by Phillipe Rouyer" featurette

emotionally shattering tale about what it means to be human

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Into the Forest: Folktales at DEFA (Limited Edition, Region B) Cartoon Network this Sister of no mercyBetween 1950 and 1989, the East German studio DEFA produced a huge number of Mrchenfilme, or adaptations of popular fairy and folktales. By turns macabre, heartwarming, odd, whimsical and occasionally downright frightening, these visually arresting and luridly colourful pictures drew on the works of authors such as Wilhelm Hauff, Hans Christian Andersen and, above all, the Brothers Grimm. Some of the finest and darkest DEFA folktales include The Devil