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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
45 years and worth the wait!,
By Robin Catbush (England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Singing Ringing Tree [1957] [DVD] (DVD)
I've had this nightmare picture of a stranded giant fish struggling for breath which has plagued me for so many years. Saw a mention of this by chance in a newspaper article, and ordered it the same day! There are websites dedicated to this film, all from kids traumatised by it in the 1960's. I was one of them, but had pushed the memory into my sub-conscious, at least except for the fish...
Expecting disappointment and poor quality, this dvd rolled back the years. It's in beautiful colour, and the sound is good. It has a German version on the disc too, plus an interview with "The World's First Communist Princess!" The quality is so good after all these years that it makes you question a lot of what we were told about East Germany. Buy this and scare your kids; they deserve it!
72 of 75 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Happy Days from Behind the Sofa,
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This review is from: The Singing Ringing Tree [1957] [DVD] (DVD)
Definitely of an era: I don't think anyone has quite been able to pigeon-hole this one, naive and tacky at one end with simple scenery, dodgy acting and shoddy costumes, yet it captured a real sense of fantasy and atmosphere.
It is rather a shock to discover the series (now presented in one part as the original film) was in colour, I am sure everyone's memory was of a hazy black and white blur, perhaps a little of the atmosphere is lost, but the DVD capture is now bright and vibrant and fitting for the fairy tale world. The sound track is a little wobbly in parts, with some noticeable background hiss, but nothing that detracts too much from the viewing. The story is that of a spoilt princess being courted by a prince from a foreign land. The princess asks for the Singing Ringing Tree as proof of his love. Suffice to say, a search ensues, rash promises are made and the dwarf king of a magical land with a bad line in fist-shaking acting turns the prince into a bear having a bad hair day. The princess is brought to the land and... well you can see for yourself. That bridge into the magic kingdom still makes me nervous. You need to suppress modern cynicism when watching an old series like this, but it still works: not sure what age children would appreciate it though. It didn't destroy my happy memories of this childhood experience. No extras worth mentioning: just a stilted interview with the princess, with a few snippets of information about the making.
45 of 47 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A film that puts a number of modern epics to shame,
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This review is from: The Singing Ringing Tree [1957] [DVD] (DVD)
I only spotted this film on on an off chance - while looking through fantasy dvds and upon reading some reviews decided to give it a try. Being of a younger generation I'd never heard of the singing ringing tree and in spite of it's old fashioned special effects it holds a greater magic than a number of modern epics. It reminded me instantly of Hans Christian Andersen and the brothers Grimm in that there is far more sinister element to it, which may be likened to the old fairy tales. It appears to be somewhat of combination of the snow white/rose red story and the original beauty and the beast story with perhaps a little of Rumpelstiltskin added into the mix.
A young prince courts the favour of a beautiful princess, but she refuses his advances until she is brought the singing ring tree. The prince sets off on a quest to find it, travelling to the ends of the earth where he finds a hidden land. There he meets a malicious dwarf who gives him the tree on condition he wins the princesses' love by sunset. If he fails the task he will turn into a bear and reside in the hidden land..
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