Tuesday, 10 November 2026

826 Snow White : A Tale of Terror (1996)

 This amounts to a de-Disneyfication of the Grimm's fairy tale in an attempt to recapture something of the darkness of the original story. It balances things out by making Snow White something of a spoiled brat and her stepmother worthy of at least some sympathy. And this being the nineties. there's only one dwarf ; the other half dozen miners are normal-sized. Filmed in the Czech Republic this looks good and has some sterling performances but does suffer from the basic problem that you  already know how the story plays out.

Sigourney Weaver (as Claudia )

Sex : Claudia has sex with her husbnd

Death : Crushed by debris in a fire


Because the film didn't get a theatrical release  Sigourney was nominated for an Emmy for her performance rather than a film award.

Monica Keena ( as Lilly )

Sex : Monica narrowly escapes being raped

Death : Survives


Monica as born in NYC  and made her film debut in 1993 in While You Were Sleeping.Besides this one her major roles were in Crime ad Punishment In Suburbia and Freddy vs Jason  and Dawson's Creek on TV. She has an on/off relationship with Edward Furlong.

Joanna Roth (as Lilianna)

Sex : No

Death : Fatally injured in a coach crash


Joanna was born In Denmark and made her film debut as Ophelia in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead in 1990. She has primarily  worked in British TV often alongside her husband, Scottish actor John Hannah.

Taryn Davis ( as little Lilly)

Sex : n/a

Death : Survives


Taryn was Little Miss America in 1991. This was her only film  role. Her only appearance as an adult was a small role in the TV series iCarly in 2007.

Dale Wyatt ( as Ilsa )

Sex : No

Death : Uncertain, possibly dies in the fire


Dale was a bit part actress whose film career began with Troll in 1986. After this film, she began a second career as  a  dialogue coach and soon dropped acting  to concentrate on that. She continues to be much in demand.






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