Heart of Stone (1950)
- Original title
- Das kalte Herz
- Directed by
- Paul Verhoeven
- Genre
- drama film, fantasy film, cinematic fairy tale
- Country
- German Democratic Republic, Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Rated
- 0
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 27 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young man makes a deal with a forest spirit, trading his warm heart for wealth and power. He must learn the value of kindness and human connection before losing everything.
whimsicalmoralisticvisually colorfulfairy-taleclassicearnestnostalgicanimated-feel
What happens
Heart of Stone (German: Das kalte Herz) is an East German fantasy film directed by Paul Verhoeven. The first East German film made in Agfacolor, it was released in 1950. The film is based on the fairy tale of the same name originally published as a story-within-the-story of Das Wirtshaus im Spessart by Wilhelm Hauff in 1827. Das kalte Herz is the most well-known contribution of Hauff's Märchenalmanach auf das Jahr 1828 ("Fairy Tale Almanac for the Year 1828"). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Der Teufel vom Mühlenberg (1955)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.