Underplayed Gems

Rumpelstiltskin (1985)

Rumpelstiltskin poster
Directed by
Pino van Lamsweerde
Genre
animation, family
Country
Canada
Runtime
30 min
Rated
G
Rating
3.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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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.

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How it feels

A miller's daughter is locked in a castle room and told to spin straw into gold or she will die. A strange little man appears and offers to do the task for her, but his help comes with a dangerous price.

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What happens

Rumpelstiltskin is a 1985 Canadian animated television special depicting the famous Brothers Grimm story of a miller's daughter and a little man who can spin straw into gold. Premiering on CTV in Canada and in the United States in syndication on December 14, 1985, Rumpelstiltskin was released onto home video in 1986, on VHS. Family Home Entertainment was the distributor, in association with several Canadian animation firms. The film was first released onto DVD on October 30, 2007 coupled with "The Tin Soldier", released in 1986, in a Holiday two-pack. Nelvana obtains the rights to this special as of 2007, although they weren't originally part of the special's production. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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