Into the Forest: Folktales at DEFA (Limited Edition, Region B) MONKEY the animals he experiments on

the animals he experiments on become aggressive and dangerous

Private detective Eddie Valiant (Bob Hoskins)

Sandy Ratcliff (Hussy)

As it becomes clear that the Earth is amidst an invasion

Into the Forest: Folktales at DEFA (Limited Edition, Region B) MONKEY the animals he experiments onBetween 1950 and 1989, the East German studio DEFA produced a huge number of Mrchenfilme, or adaptations of popular fairy and folktales. By turns macabre, heartwarming, odd, whimsical and occasionally downright frightening, these visually arresting and luridly colourful pictures drew on the works of authors such as Wilhelm Hauff, Hans Christian Andersen and, above all, the Brothers Grimm. Some of the finest and darkest DEFA folktales include The Devil