TV adaptation of Andersen's fairy tale which transposes the freezing girl's dreams into dance sequences.
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The people behind it
Sabine Eggerth
The Girl
Fritz Genschow
Johanna Wichmann
Regina von Bredow
The film’s visual structure is principally composed of variations on the arabesque: arcs of light, water spouts, spider webs, burgeoning trees, flowers and foliage, a woman’s smile, arms stretching, an arm giving rhythm to a rocking chair. It uses natural elements (light, mirrors, water, and wind) and photographic techniques (multiple exposures and lenses) to distort the various elements, or to intensify their design.
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