Hans Christian Andersen Et La Danseuse

A small-town shoemaker with a knack for spinning yarns, Hans encounters happiness and heartbreak on his road to becoming a full-fledged writer.

The story of a beautiful mermaid who gave up a kingdom for her beloved prince.

Animated cartoon for children, based on various stories by Hans Christian Andersen.

The only child in a wretchedly poor family in the Danish village of Odense, Hans Christian Andersen lives in a fantasy world. His hand carved dolls and puppets, his father's bedtime stories, and his own natural flair for fantastic tales brings the child temporary escape. It takes him all the way to Copenhagen where, he's been told, dreams can really come true.

Hans Christian Andersen regarded from early age himself as being different. Soon he discovers he has a shadow which takes over from him and behaves differently from it's master?

The Ugly Duckling is the heart-warming, and sometimes heart-wrenching, story of a little "ugly" duckling. Ridiculed and laughed at, the Ugly Duckling leaves his home and journeys through the world, searching for a place to belong. But after a lonely and cold winter, the duckling is transformed and shows his true feathers as he discovers how being different can be beautiful.

The Fairytaler is a 2004 Danish animated television series based on the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen.

A beloved pet bird competes with a mechanical toy in this newly animated version of Hans Christian Andersen's classic story. This mindful tale centers on the emperor of China and his pet nightingale, which sings like an angel but isn't much to look at. The songbird is a favorite of the royal court, but everything changes when the emperor gets a bejeweled mechanical nightingale. Other stories include "Jack the Fool" and "The Galoshes of Fortune."

Hans Christian Andersen's beloved tales cloaked important life lessons within an entertaining and memorable framework. This collection features some of his best-loved stories, including "The Emperor's New Clothes," in which a child's innocence shatters the prevailing atmosphere of denial; "The Ugly Duckling," which shows a good heart trumps a picture-perfect façade; and "The Swineherd," in which a prince tries to catch a reluctant royal's eye.

Princess Elisa tries to rescue her brothers in this freshly animated version of the fairy tale by beloved children's author Hans Christian Andersen. After Elisa's father remarries, the new queen turns her 11 stepsons into swans and expels the princess from the castle. When Elisa is old enough, she sets out on a dangerous quest to save her siblings and break the queen's evil spell. Other stories include "The Beetle" and "The Tinderbox."

THERE were once five-and-twenty tin soldiers, who were all brothers, for they had been made out of the same old tin spoon.

A newly animated version about two best friends, Gerda and Kae. An evil spell is cast on Kae and he becomes mean and nasty to Gerda. He does not want to be with her and mysteriously disappears. Gerda sets out on a long and dangerous journey to find her best friend and bring him home. Along her search, Gerda is taken in by a witch, saved from freezing by a crow and guided by a reindeer to the Snow Queen's ice castle where Kae has been taken. Will Gerda be able to rescue Kae and save him from the spell? BONUS STORIES: The Snowman - The Jumper

Hans Christian Andersen Stories is a Japanese anime series by Mushi Productions and aired on Fuji TV from January 3 to December 21, 1971.

Retelling of the classic children's tale from a 1960s psychedelic viewpoint.

In this "half-fish" out-of-water animated adventure, a mermaid princess makes a bargain with a sea witch to become human.