Naslov
The Power of Wishes, Promises, and Kisses: The Disneyfication of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s “Der Froschkönig”

Autori
Kujundžić, Nada

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Izvornik
Adaptation: Theory, Criticism, Pedagogy / Matek, Ljubica ; Pataki, Jelena ; Poljak Rehlicki, Jasna ; Runtić, Sanja ; Zlomislić, Jadranka - Osijek : Filozofski fakultet Sveučilišta Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku, 2017, 10-11

ISBN
978-953-314-095-7

Skup
Adaptation: Theory, Criticism, Pedagogy

Mjesto i datum
Osijek, Hrvatska, 23.02.2017. - 25.02.2017

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Predavanje

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Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
adaptation, animated film, Disneyfication, fairy tale, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, “The Frog King, ” The Princess and the Frog, Walt Disney Animation Studio

Sažetak
Over the decades, Walt Disney Animation Studio has become well-known for adapting various types of texts for the big screen, particularly (children’s) novels and fairy tales. However, regardless of the nature of the source materials and the cultural, historical, social, etc. context in which they originated, their animated adaptations tend to follow the same basic pattern, largely predicated on fairy tales. The films created through this specific process of adaptation – often referred to as Disneyfication – may be described as a mixture of fairy tales and Hollywood musicals, complete with romantic plots, anthropomorphised animals and other marvellous creatures, lavish song- and-dance numbers, and happy endings. In this presentation, I propose to examine the process of Disneyfication by means of a close and comparative reading of Disney’s animated feature film The Princess and the Frog (2009) and its source material, the fairy tale “Der Froschkönig” (“The Frog King”) published in Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s Kinder- und Hausmärchen (Children’s and Household Tales, 1812/15–1857). While acknowledging that the process of adaptation can never be a straightforward reproduction of a given story in a different medium, the presentation will focus on concrete strategies employed to modify the Grimms’ fairy tale in accordance with the recognizable Disney mold. Special emphasis will be placed on the treatment of the fairy tale’s (superimposed) didactic features as well as the character traits ascribed to the male and female protagonist in both the fairy tale and the film.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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