Jim Henson's The Storyteller - Vol. 1 - Sapsorrow / The Luck Child [1988] [VHS]: Videos

Jim Henson's The Storyteller - Vol. 1 - Sapsorrow / The Luck Child [1988] [VHS]
	Actor: John Hurt Studio: Columbia Tristar Category: Video Buy Used: £17.99 as of 21/5/2012 13:59 BST details In Stock Used (3) from £17.99 Seller: mike2407 Sales Rank: 3,629 Format: PAL, Colour, Mono, Full Screen Rating: Universal, suitable for all Media: VHS Tape Discs: 1 Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1 Number Of Items: 1 EAN: 5024165836170 ASIN: B00004CZCY Release Date: September 13, 1999 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Editorial Reviews: Amazon.co.uk Review One of Jim Henson's finest hours was the Storyteller television series that first aired in 1987. As with his other non-Muppet entertainments (Labyrinth), Henson fills the screen with wonderful creatures that have a wisp of a JRR Tolkien fantasy. The eight-part series was adapted from European folk tales by Anthony Minghella, who became an Oscar-winning filmmaker a decade later with The English Patient. Minghella weaves the narration of the storyteller (played with aplomb by John Hurt) with dialogue from the stories to beguiling effect; the storyteller doesn't simply introduce the tales (two episodes per video). "Sapsorrow" is a curious variation on the Cinderella legend. The second, "The Luck Child", is a brilliant short about a king bent on destroying a commoner boy after a wizard declares the boy will grow up to be king. The boy, known as the luck child ("the seventh son born of a seventh son on a week with two Fridays"), faces abduction, murder attempts, robbers, a man-eating griffin, and other obstacles. The fate of the king is one of those hooks that should have the kids smiling for days. Henson's work is true family entertainment (ages 6 and up) and at only 22 minutes per episode, it's the perfect companion for some fine entertainment around the TV. --Doug Thomas

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