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Susan Shapiro, Esther Ronay, Francine Winham

Rapunzel Let Down Your Hair

Edition 1980
78' - 1978 - Dialogue: English
Director: Susan Shapiro, Esther Ronay, Francine Winham Composer: Laka Koc, Benni Lees, Ruthie Smith With: Jeanette Bateman, Lydia Blackman, Jean Boht
Rapunzel's story from Grimm's fairytales is retold and reinterpreted several times to examine feminist issues. There's the male voyeur as film noir detective; a raunchy cartoon Venus who's a witch; a melodrama of menopausal angst and Rapunzel's own live-action tale.

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Credits

Director

Susan Shapiro, Esther Ronay, Francine Winham

Composer

Laka Koc, Benni Lees, Ruthie Smith

With

Jeanette Bateman, Lydia Blackman, Jean Boht

Scenario

Susan Shapiro, Esther Ronay, Francine Winham

Director of Photography

Diane Tammes

Editor

Esther Ronay

Producer

Susan Shapiro, Esther Ronay, Francine Winham

More information

Dialogue

English

Countries of production

United Kingdom

Year

1978

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