Sleeping Beauty

Synopsis

A king and queen celebrate their daughter’s birth, but a forgotten fairy curses her to die by pricking her finger on a spindle. Another fairy softens the curse, allowing her to sleep for a hundred years. Despite efforts to remove all spindles, the princess pricks her finger and falls asleep, along with the entire castle.

Director

Lotte Reiniger

Written by

Lotte Reiniger

Released

1 August 1922

Genres

Fantasy, Animation