Palabra clave Folktale

Depp interpreta a Benjamin Barker, un hombre encarcelado 15 años injustamente en el otro lado del mundo, que escapa y vuelve a Londres con la promesa de vengarse, junto a Helena Bonham Carter como su obsesiva y devota cómplice, la Sra. Nellie Lovett. Adoptando el disfraz de Sweeney Todd, Barker regresa a su antigua barbería encima del local de empanadas de carne de la Sra. Lovett, y fija sus miras en el juez Turpin (Alan Rickman) que, con la ayuda de su vil secuaz Beadle Bamford (Timothy Spall), le mandaron lejos con una acusación falsa y así poder robarle a su esposa, Lucy (Laura Michelle Kelly), y a su hija bebé.

Kirikú es un niño muy pequeño que sabe exactamente lo que quiere incluso, antes de su nacimiento. Es independiente, generoso y valiente, cualidades que necesitará emplear a fondo porque Kirikú ha nacido en un poblado africano sobre el que la terrible y hermosa bruja Karabá ha extendido un maleficio: no hay flores, ni agua, tienen que entregarle tributos y no quedan hombres, porque según creen los habitantes del poblado, se los ha comido la bruja.

Kishanlal se casa con la bella Lachchi, pero al día siguiente de la boda se marcha por negocios durante cinco años. Cuando Kishanlal reaparece sólo unos días después, Lachchi está encantada, pero este nuevo Kishanlal es en realidad un espíritu que ha tomado la forma del marido de Lachchi, después de haberla visto por casualidad y haberse enamorado de ella. Cuatro años después, el verdadero Kishanlal regresa y la gente del pueblo debe determinar quién es quién.

Thevan, un cantante folclórico de la casta Paanan, tiene un encuentro fatídico cuando escapa de la esclavitud, lo que lo lleva a descubrir una antigua tradición que altera su destino.

Cuento de amor y traición en el que una Reina y su hijo, son desterrados a una lejana isla por la traición de unos malvados familiares. En la isla, Gvidon mata a un águila que atacaba a un bellos cisne, descubriendo entonces, que el águila encerraba a un malvado mago y el cisne a una bella princesa. Llena de gratitud por su valiente acción, la princesa otorga al chico todos sus deseos, mientras le enseña le verdadero significado del amor y le ayuda a regresar junto a su amado padre, el Zar Saltán.

Narra una leyenda atemporal acerca desventurados amantes y se desarrolla en dos mundos paralelos coexistentes, uno basado en el mundo tal como lo conocemos hoy en día, en la realidad, y el otro mundo fantástico basado en la mitología. Cómo los dos amantes luchan contra las fuerzas que tratan de mantenerlos separados en los dos avatares, determinan que ni un solo instante del amor verdadero, es digno de toda una vida.

Hungarian Folktales is a Hungarian animated series. Each episode is based on a Hungarian folk tale. The creators paid special attention to using Hungarian folk motives in the episodes.

An anthology TV show depicting Indonesia's folktales, with a modern twist.

Maria is an orphan girl who suffers from her stepmother's wickedness. She then decides to escape in search of the fringes of the sea and takes a long walk through Brazilian folk tales. On her journey, she meets several fantastic characters.

The Power of Myth is a television series originally broadcast on PBS in 1988 as Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth. The documentary comprises six one-hour conversations between mythologist Joseph Campbell and journalist Bill Moyers.

Six beloved African folktales are boldly reimagined in this multilingual anthology series exploring themes of grief, love, and mysticism.

Long Ago and Far Away is a TV series that aired on PBS Television from 1989 to 1993. It was created by WGBH, a public television broadcast service located in Boston, Massachusetts. WGBH is a member of PBS, which allowed for this TV series to be viewed on various other PBS stations. Each episode began with host James Earl Jones sitting in a chair in a room with a table, lamp and window. The walls were blue with white dots in order to make it appear as if these living room items were sitting out in space. James Earl Jones talks during the short opening section, then acts as narrator for the balance of an episode. This series, aimed at children aged six to nine years old, presents stories based on traditional fairy tales. A number of presentation methods were used to tell these stories, with stop motion animation, live-action or cel animation being used depending on the episode. Long Ago and Far Away also featured a number of guest narrators including: Tammy Grimes, Kim Loughran, David Suchet, and Mia Farrow.

A modern take on the famous folk tale, Bawang Merah-Bawang Putih (Shallots & Garlic). Alya (Bawang Putih) and Siska (Bawang Merah) are neighbors who go to the same high school. Alya grew up in a rich family and lived happily with her parents, Yasmin and Indra. Meanwhile, Siska, who was considered the closest neighbor by Alya's family, lives with her mother, Rika. They presented themselves as good people until Yasmin fell ill, they killed her when she was hospitalized as part of their scheme to seize Indra's wealth. The plan was successful as Indra later asked Rika's hand into marriage and brought her and her daughter to move into Alya's house. In front of Indra, they pretended to be a very kind and loving mother and daughter, but when Indra was away, Siska and Rika always tortured Alya.

Animated Tales of the World is a 2001 American animated series that aired on HBO. It won two Primetime Emmy Awards in 2001, for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation and Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for Peter Macon.