Little Briar Rose
by Brothers Grimm, Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimmfairy tale· published 1812
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Adaptations (3)
Little Briar Rose has been adapted into 3 films, from 1971 to 2016. The most recent is The Curse of Sleeping Beauty (2016).
Sleeping Beauty1971 · film · 71 min · dir. Walter Beck · IMDb ↗IMDb5.8On the occasion of their daughter's birth, the king and queen give a lavish feast. Among the guests are twelve fairies who endow the infant in the cradle with all good qualities. As the king loathes diligence, he does not invite the thirteenth fairy - the fairy of diligence. A captain lets her slip into the castle and she casts a spell on Sleeping Beauty, wishing death upon her. The twelfth fairy transforms and mitigates the spell. On the day she turns fifteen, the princess is to sink into a hundred-year sleep after pricking her finger on a spindle.
The Curse of Sleeping Beauty2016 · film · 89 min · dir. Pearry Reginald Teo · IMDb ↗Thomas Kaiser inherits an ancestral mansion that has been in his family for generations — only to learn that he has also inherited an ancient curse stemming back to the Crusades. Forced into his new role as “protector” — the guardian appointed to keep the evil demons in the house at bay — Thomas teams with an ambitious local realtor and paranormal cleric to unravel the mystery of the house, while struggling to awaken the beautiful Briar Rose, held captive in a terrifying netherworld seen previously in his dreams.
