On the occasion of the Andersen Festival, the most important Italian Festival dedicated to fairy tales and theater, that will be held in Sestri Levante from June 9 to 12, this week we dedicate our playlist to the famous Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen.
Translated all over the world, the tales of Andersen are directed to both children and adults and, although are characterized by a colloquial and ingenue writing, they actually contain moral teachings that are sometimes very sophisticated.
Many of Andersen’s fairy tales have inspired cartoons and famous animated films, loved by children and not only, as “The Little Mermaid” and “Frozen”.
Below we highlight some of the most famous tales in cartoon version in three different languages: Italian, English and French:
