The Frog Princess Original variation on the theme of the famous tale of the Brothers Grimm. The first 15 and last 5 minutes, literally repeat the source, but between them is a witty invented story of a flipper, where the capricious Princess Henrietta takes a long journey and goes through various trials to return the escaped Frog King.
The film has an unusual design solution, in restrained tones, with discreet costumes and interiors, a lot of studio shooting, but there is also a plein air. In the first part, a beautiful birch grove is remembered, where the very well where the golden ball fell, the second part is more textured, with all sorts of scary characters living in a gloomy castle, the interiors of which resemble Escher’s fantasies. In addition, the fairy tale has a good musical design of the famous composer Gunther Fisher. Also in the film there are all sorts of small special effects and animation. It turned out to be a Frog, for some reason purple, although why not.
Separately, it is worth talking about the actors, performers of the main roles. They look informal. Princess Henrietta (Jana Matyukat) is a funny boy of 18, she looks like a frog, with round eyes and a large mouth. The Frog King (Jens-Uwe Bogadkyo) is a true Aryan, with a stiff face and hairstyle in the 1980s. However, despite the ugly they played well, and generally looked fresh, unusual, especially a girl.
Outcome: Visually and in the selection of actors, the film is not quite traditional, without sweetness, lace and beautiful faces, but the authors treated the fabulous component carefully, interestingly expanding the plot, giving it psychology, but not overloading the story of the princess and the frog with complex constructions. I liked this version of the fairy tale much more vulgar, but more famous "Prince the Frog" directed by Yuri Hertz.