Rapunzel
by Brothers Grimm, Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimmfairy tale· published 1812
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"Rapunzel" ( rə-PUN-zəl; German: [ʁaˈpʊnt͡sl̩] ; French: Raiponce or Persinette) is a German fairy tale most notably recorded by the Brothers Grimm and published in 1812 as part of Children's and Household Tales (KHM 12). The Grimms' story was developed from the French literary fairy tale of Persinette by Charlotte-Rose de Caumont de La Force (1698), which itself is an alternative version of the Italian fairy tale Petrosinella by Giambattista Basile (1634). The tale is classified as Aarne–Thompson type 310 ("The Maiden in The Tower"). Its plot has been used and parodied in various media. Its best known line is, "Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair."
Adaptations (2)
Rapunzel has been adapted 2 times, across film and television film, from 2002 to 2023. The most recent is Rapunzel und die Rückkehr der Falken (2023).
Barbie as Rapunzel2002 · film · 84 min · dir. Owen Hurley · IMDb ↗IMDb6.5Barbie stars as Rapunzel, a young girl who is entrapped by a magical barrier by the wicked, Gothel. Rapunzel finds an escape where she finds a Prince and a feud between two kingdoms which goes back to the day she was kidnapped as a child.
Rapunzel und die Rückkehr der Falken2023 · television film · 90 min · dir. Christoph Heimer · IMDb ↗Orphaned crown prince Sigismund, controlled by regent Queen Freya, climbs the Falcon dynasty's sacred tower with help from sorceress Eleonor, reawakened to magic by her adopted daughter Rapunzel, Sigi’s childhood friend. After Eleonor’s refusal to serve the queen again lands her and Rapunzel in the dungeon, Sigi helps them flee to a hidden tower only reachable via Rapunzel’s enchanted hair. But with the queen’s spies in pursuit, a final clash looms.
