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While not exactly fairy tales per se, Terry Gilliam’s fantasy movies might work. The Adventures of Baron von Munchausen is the most fairy-tale like, as it tells some of the various tall tales associated with Munchausen. The Brothers Grimm is difficult to like (but you might).
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Here’s a review that gives some good reasons to like Gilliam’s Brothers Grimm. Loved it myself, except the ending felt a little flat.
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If I were to rework a fairy tale, I think The Pied Piper has lots of potential.
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Witness Pterry’s The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents. Can’t believe I forgot that one. Of course, the first Tiffany Aching book, The Wee Free Men, can be seen as a sort of take on the Tam Lin story.
“Freeway” is available on Netflix–oddly enough I had just added it to my queue a few days ago.
Third recommend is a charm for Tepper’s “Beauty.”