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  • Märchenreise Schneewittchen (Season 1, Episode 4)
  • TV Episode | 25 min | Documentary, History

Märchenreise

Schneewittchen (Season 1, Episode 4)
TV Episode | 25 min | Documentary, History
"Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?" Everyone knows the question from the fairy tale "Snow White" that the evil stepmother asks her reflection. The new queen is a vain woman. Because Snow White is prettier than her...See more"Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?" Everyone knows the question from the fairy tale "Snow White" that the evil stepmother asks her reflection. The new queen is a vain woman. Because Snow White is prettier than her, she even wants to have the girl killed. Why do people attach so much importance to their appearance? And what is "true beauty" anyway? To find out, presenter Clarissa Corrêa da Silva sets off on a fairytale journey through Germany. In Hamburg she meets activist Melodie Michelberger, who advocates body positivity. Clarissa learns from her that many people who do not conform to the typical ideal of beauty are discriminated against. For Melodie Michelberger, true beauty has nothing to do with appearance: "For me, a beautiful person is someone who makes me feel good, who goes through life in a kind and interested way," explains the feminist: "So not something you can see, but something you can feel." In the Snow White town of Lohr am Main, everything revolves around the topic of beauty: Here, Clarissa visits the Horror White together with Snow White actress Julia La Ferla - a sculpture that initially sparked great debate because the citizens found it ugly. "It really does look more like Struwwelpeter and not like Snow White," says Clarissa. The excitement about the sculpture has now died down - the Horror White has even become the town's mascot and adorns many souvenirs. The Snow White hiking trail that leads through the Spessart also begins in Lohr am Main. Clarissa meets ranger Felix Kühne, who explains to her why the beauty of the German forest is at risk. In Neu-Ulm, Bavaria, Clarissa visits the largest hairdressing museum in the world. Why was "hair as black as ebony" once an ideal of beauty? "In Germany, women used to have blonde hair, like 'street mutt blonde'. Black hair like Snow White's was the exception and that's why it was so popular," says master hairdresser Aylin Mayer. The ARD fairy tale journey ends in Jork in the Altes Land on an organic farm. Here Clarissa helps with the apple harvest and asks herself: does an apple have to look beautiful or just taste good? The fairy tale journey invites you to discover exciting places in Snow White's footsteps together with presenter Clarissa Corrêa da Silva, to join in with one or two challenges and to learn surprising background information about the topic of beauty. Written by ADR Das Erste See less
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Producer
Santen Wencke
Cinematographers
Klaus Kurth | Marina Schnieders
Editor
Birgit Hemmerling
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Dec 26, 2023
Release date
Dec 26, 2023 (Germany)

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