The Seven Ravens (1937) User Reviews

Good early fairy-tale.

[gnok2002 · 6/10 · 12 January 2019]

I insert reviews for films I've seen that lack one, here is a chance to recomend one such film.... Based on a Grimm's fairy tale this is a stop-motion puppet animation tale of a girl who goes on a quest, to save her seven brothers, that were transformed into ravens shortly after her birth, to complicate matters she has to remain mute. It is very well made and has a good sense of the magical reality of the fairy-tale world, of magic and princes, both the backgrounds and animation are realised to a high standard. Also worth noting is that though this is made when the Nazis were in total control of Germany, I at least spotted no unpleasant elements, it is indeed a charming film. Good 4/7.

An interesting fairy tale

[Hayden981 · 6/10 · 3 May 2023]

The story is pretty good the sister has to stay silent, or her brothers won't come back. In that time that she has to wait a prince finds her and wants to marry her. After some time she moves into the castle and people start claiming she is a witch. The poeple want for her to be burned right away but she still has a few days before her brothers return. In the last time minute the brothers come and save her.

The animation is really good considering that this was made in 1937, it isn't the smoothes animation but it also doesn't need to be.

I did give this a 6/10 mainly because I'm not into fairy tales myself, and I wasn't the biggest fan of the story, but I do think some other people can enjoy this more than me.