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The Emperor's New Clothes (other)
" The Emperor's New Clothes" is a Danish fairy tale written by Hans Christian Andersen, first published in 1837. The Emperor's New Clothes may also refer to: Films * ''The Emperor's New Clothes'' (1961 film), a Croatian fantasy directed by Ante Babaja * ''The Emperor's New Clothes'' (1966 film), an American short film written and directed by Bob Clark * ''The Emperor's New Clothes'' (1972 TV special), a Rankin/Bass program starring Danny Kaye *''The Emperor's New Clothes'' (1987 film), a 1987 musical comedy adaptation of the fairy tale starring Sid Caesar, part of the ''Cannon Movie Tales'' series *''The Emperor's New Clothes'' (1991 film), an Australian animated film produced by Burbank Animation Studios * ''The Emperor's New Clothes'' (2001 film), a British drama starring Ian Holm as Napoleon Bonaparte * ''The Emperor's New Clothes'' (2015 film), a documentary by Michael Winterbottom and Russell Brand Music Albums * ''The Emperor's New Clothes'', a 2007 album by Klute Songs * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Emperor's New Clothes
"The Emperor's New Clothes" ( da, Kejserens nye klæder ) is a literary folktale written by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen, about a vain emperor who gets exposed before his subjects. The tale has been translated into over 100 languages.Andersen 2005a 4 "The Emperor's New Clothes" was first published with "The Little Mermaid" in Copenhagen, by C. A. Reitzel, on 7 April 1837, as the third and final installment of Andersen's ''Fairy Tales Told for Children''. The tale has been adapted to various media, and the story's title, the phrase "the Emperor has no clothes", and variations thereof have been adopted for use in numerous other works and as an idiom. Plot Two swindlers arrive at the capital city of an emperor who spends lavishly on clothing at the expense of state matters. Posing as weavers, they offer to supply him with magnificent clothes that are invisible to those who are stupid or incompetent. The emperor hires them, and they set up looms and go to work. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Emperor's New Clothes (1961 Film)
''The Emperor's New Clothes'' (''Carevo novo ruho'') is a 1961 Croatian film directed by Ante Babaja. It is based on Hans Christian Andersen Hans Christian Andersen ( , ; 2 April 1805 – 4 August 1875) was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, he is best remembered for his literary fairy tales. Andersen's fairy tales, consisti ...'s tale of the same name. References External links * 1961 films Croatian fantasy comedy films 1960s Croatian-language films Yugoslav fantasy films Films directed by Ante Babaja Films based on works by Hans Christian Andersen 1961 directorial debut films Works based on The Emperor's New Clothes Films based on fairy tales Yugoslav comedy films {{Croatia-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Emperor's New Clothes (1966 Film)
''The Emperor's New Clothes'' is a 1966 Florida short film directed by Bob Clark Benjamin Robert Clark (August 5, 1939 – April 4, 2007) was an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. He is best known for his work in the Canadian film industry throughout the 1970s and 1980s, where he was responsible ... and based on the fairy tale of the same name and featured John Carradine. See also * List of American films of 1966 External links * 1966 films Films based on works by Hans Christian Andersen Films shot in Florida Films directed by Bob Clark 1966 short films Works based on The Emperor's New Clothes Films based on fairy tales 1960s English-language films American short films {{short-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Enchanted World Of Danny Kaye
''The Enchanted World of Danny Kaye: The Emperor's New Clothes'' is an animated television special broadcast on ABC on Monday night, February 21, 1972. The special was produced by Rankin/Bass Productions, a former division of Tomorrow Entertainment, using their "Animagic" stop-motion puppetry technique in Japan, along with some live-action footage shot in Denmark. The special, a musical adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen fable ''The Emperor's New Clothes'', starred Danny Kaye as the voice of the narrator and main character, Marmaduke. Kaye was strongly associated with the author, having previously played the title role in the 1952 film ''Hans Christian Andersen''. The cast also included Cyril Ritchard, Imogene Coca, Allen Swift and Bob McFadden. Kaye sang five original songs written by Maury Laws and Jules Bass: "Come Along with Me", "Clothes Make the Man" with Swift, "The Tailor's Song", "Creation", and "All You Need Is Money to Be Rich" with Coca, while Ritchard sang "I Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cannon Movie Tales
''Cannon Movie Tales'' is the collective name for a series of live-action films created in the late 1980s by Cannon Group producers Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus, associate producer Patricia Ruben, and executive producer Itzik Kol. Filmed principally on location in Israel, these stories are generally fairy tales based on material by either the Brothers Grimm or Charles Perrault, among others. Major stars, from both the United States and the United Kingdom, play the leading roles, in which they are joined by a mostly all-Israeli cast. The major Israeli-born member of the crew was the series' production designer, Marek Dobrowolski. Announced as early as May 1986 (at the Cannes Film Festival), Cannon initiated the project as its answer to Disney's fairy-tale offerings, and invested US$50 million in the series. Sixteen stories (originally planned to be twelve stories), each costing US$1.5 million, were originally planned; only nine were released. Titles # ''The Frog Prince'' (1986) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burbank Animation Studios
Burbank Animation Studios was an Australian film animation production company, formerly named Burbank Films Australia. History The company's first animated productions in 1982 were a series of adaptations of books from Charles Dickens; these first few films characterized themselves by their grim appeal. The sketch-styled backgrounds and the simplicity of the original score, such as in ''Oliver Twist'' (1982), added to the dramatic tone of those first stories. The eight total Dickens adaptations were produced during two years. At the same time, in 1983, the company produced a short series of adaptations of Sherlock Holmes stories, adapted from the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In the years that followed, until 1988, Burbank adapted the works of many other well-known authors and legends, including Kenneth Grahame's '' The Wind in the Willows'', Miguel de Cervantes' ''Don Quixote'', J. M. Barrie's ''Peter Pan'', Lewis Carroll's ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' and Alexandre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Emperor's New Clothes (2001 Film)
''The Emperor's New Clothes'' is a 2001 historical drama film directed by Alan Taylor and based on the 1992 novel ''The Death of Napoleon'' by Simon Leys. The film stars Ian Holm as Napoleon Bonaparte (his third performance as the military and political leader, after 1974's ''Napoleon and Love'' and 1981's ''Time Bandits''), Iben Hjejle, and Tim McInnerny. The plot revisions the history surrounding Napoleon's exile to Saint Helena following his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo. Although set in Paris, the film was mostly shot in Turin, Italy. Plot In 1821, Napoleon Bonaparte, after six years in exile on the isle of Saint Helena, has a plan to escape. Switching places with lowly French deckhand Eugene Lenormand, Napoleon will make his way to Paris, at which time Eugene will announce the switch, allowing Napoleon to reclaim his throne. However, the plan quickly goes awry: the ship Napoleon is serving on abruptly changes its itinerary and docks in Belgium instead of France. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Emperor's New Clothes (2015 Film)
''The Emperor's New Clothes'' is a 2015 documentary film about the growing disparity between economic classes, directed by Michael Winterbottom and starring actor/activist Russell Brand. Synopsis The film contains archival footage from the 21st-century recession paired with "comedic send-ups" from Brand, conducted in the financial districts of London and New York. In one scene in the film, Brand attempts to confront Lord Rothermere, the billionaire owner of the ''Daily Mail'', about his "non-dom" tax status, through which he avoids paying taxes in the United Kingdom by claiming residence elsewhere. When Brand rings the bell at Rothermere's London mansion and asks through the intercom to speak to him, he is told by an unseen person that Rothermere does indeed live there. Winterbottom stated that the film will explore why "nothing has changed" since the economic crisis in 2008. "It's about inequality and why the 1 percent (of the world's wealthy) seem to have so much and the re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klute (musician)
Klute is the primary recording alias of Tom Withers, a drum and bass producer and DJ from Ipswich, UK. He is also the drummer, vocalist and songwriter of the English hardcore band The Stupids. Klute first turned to electronic production in the early 1990s, experimenting with techno before turning to drum and bass. He released two 12" singles under the 'Override' alias in 1995 and 1996, as well as appearing on Ninja Tune compilations. In 1997 he released the 12" single ''Deep Control'' under the alias 'The Spectre'. In 1998 the debut Klute LP '' Casual Bodies'' was released on the Certificate 18 imprint; ''Fear of People'' followed in 2000. In 2001 he established the label Commercial Suicide. This released his own material, including the albums ''Lie, Cheat & Steal'' (2003), '' No One's Listening Anymore'' (2005), ''The Emperor's New Clothes'', (2007) and '' Music for prophet'' (2010). All of these albums are double CDs with one drum and bass disc and another of downtempo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Every Time I Die
Every Time I Die was an American metalcore band from Buffalo, New York, formed in 1998. For most of the band's career, the line-up was centred on brothers Keith (vocals) and Jordan Buckley (guitar), as well as rhythm guitarist Andy Williams with bassist Stephen Micciche being in the band for a collective 15 of the bands 24 years. After spending the first decade of their career on the Ferret Music label, they signed with Epitaph Records in 2008 and remained there until their split in early 2022. Every Time I Die released nine studio albums, with their final album '' Radical'' being released in October 2021. The band garnered acclaim for their energetic and intense live shows, as well as their constantly evolving sound – with ''Kerrang!'' noting that the band "shaped the cutting edge of modern metalcore." History Early years, ''The Burial Plot Bidding War'' and ''Last Night in Town'' (1998–2000) The band was established by Jordan Buckley, Andy Williams and Michael Novak. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Burial Plot Bidding War
''The Burial Plot Bidding War'' is the first EP by American metalcore band Every Time I Die. Songs "Prom Song" and "Your Touch Versus Death" were previously on their 1999 demo tape. The EP was first released on Good Fellow Records in January 2000, then reissued by Undecided Records in June 2004 with different artwork. Track listing #"The Emperor's New Clothes" – 4:53 #"Your Touch Versus Death" – 3:35 #"Prom Song" – 3:51 #"Home Is Where You Hang Yourself" – 4:09 #"Morphine Season" – 3:29 Note: At the beginning of "Prom Song" is an audio sample from ''Event Horizon'' which includes the Latin phrase "Liberate tutemet ex inferis". Personnel *Keith Buckley- Vocals * Andrew Williams - Guitar *Jordan Buckley - Guitar *John McCarthy - Bass *Sean Hughes - Drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vince Gill
Vincent Grant Gill (born April 12, 1957) is an American country music singer, songwriter and musician. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman of the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s and as a solo artist beginning in 1983, where his talents as a vocalist and musician have placed him in high demand as a guest vocalist and a duet partner. He has recorded more than 20 studio albums, charted over 40 singles on the U.S. ''Billboard'' charts as Hot Country Songs, and has sold more than 26 million albums. He has been honored by the Country Music Association with 18 CMA Awards, including two Entertainer of the Year awards and five Male Vocalist Awards. As of 2022, Gill has also earned 22 Grammy Awards, more than any other male country music artist. In 2007 he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. In 2016, Gill was inducted into the Guitar Center Rock Walk by Joe Walsh of the Eagles. In 2017, he and Deacon Frey were hired by the Eagles i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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