I haven't shared a film yet for a favorite Snow White and since a film inspired this series of posts, I guess I should offer a few! Today, I offer Willa: An American Snow White [that's a link to the rental on Amazon], an independent film by Tom Davenport that aired on PBS when it was originally released in 1998. Part of the "From the Brothers Grimm" series Davenport produced of American versions of tales, Willa is one of the longest and most interesting of his films. Most of others are much shorter--although I have some favorites in them!
A simple synopsis from Amazon:
An American version of 'Snow White' where Willa joins a traveling medicine show to escape her evil step-mother. Winner of the Andrew Carnegie Award for "Best Children's Video" from the American Library Association.
I really enjoy the carnival/circus elements of the story. I've embedded the trailer below. Some of the production values may be harder to watch almost 30 years later, but if you get past them, there are some really charming elements to this version of Snow White.
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