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Footnoting Disney: The Little Mermaid
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:17:15
Publish Date: 2020-03-07 04:00:00
Description:

(Lesley) The first of Disney’s Renaissance films was a project in progress since 1930. Based on the writings of Hans Christian Andersen, the film updated the original tragic story for a modern family audience. In this episode, Lesley places the original story within the religious, cultural, and imperial context of its creation...while revealing a personal pain the author wrote into the mermaid’s story.

 
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