Zwerg Nase (lost TV film adaptation of fairy tale; existence unconfirmed; 1970s-1980s): Difference between revisions

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Recreation of the main character, Jacob.

Status: Existence Unconfirmed

Zwerg Nase (Long Nose) is a lost film based on a book of the same name by Wilhelm Hauff, presumably made in the 1970s to the 1980s and shown once in a Soviet children's TV show. There are no frames or posters of the movie online, but many remember the film.

Description

The film was apparently very creepy and disturbing to kids. According to a user named vilmerok (translated into English):

"The film was shot in the gothic style, in the genre of realism. From the point of view of camera work, makeup, clothes, made very worthy. There are few scenery, only the necessary minimum, but considering that the camera was filming in a narrow, confined space, these decorations were quite enough. It was filmed by cameras on a magnetic tape. The film is television, the image is clear, and the colors are dim, in gray and brown tones, the lighting is diffused, because in the film it's autumn. Throughout the movie the weather was dull. The atmosphere is gothic, unusually heartfelt, with sinking in the inner world of the main character. Presence of fog or haze. Hopelessness and strain, some other feeling that everything happens in a dream, and the desire to move quickly is impossible. Main hero moved awkwardly like slow-mo, as if pressed to the ground. One of the bright memorable scenes: human heads in the witch’s basket were real and bloody with open mouths. The camera showed heads at close range".

Search

There have been various adaptations of the short story (Including films from 1978 and 1953, and a play from 1970), but none have been confirmed to be the described short.

There have been various efforts to contact people who may have been involved in the film, but it hasn't led to results. Most leads end up as dead-ends or fakes like rumors about Hungarian Video Club of Horror Fans having a copy of the film, and some leads are still open for discussions like the film being a Soviet Teleplay by Leningrad Television or Bulgarian movie that is nowhere to be found, or the film being part of a British anthology series, and the movie possibly being mentioned in Soviet tv guides. However, no leads have led to proof of the movie's existence.

Gallery

Recreation of the title screen.
Recreation of the main character.
Another recreation of the main character.
Third recreation of the main character.

External Link

Fan page with more info, details, and memories translated into English.

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-'''''Zwerg Nase''''' ('''''Long Nose''''') is the lost Wilhelm Hauff adaptation made by an unknown country (possibly European) presumably in 1970-1980s and shown once in a Soviet children's TV show. It existence can't be confirmed by any poster, frame or mention in periodicals, but many people in Russian forums remember it and trying to find it.
+'''''Zwerg Nase''''' ('''''Long Nose''''') is a lost film based on a book of the same name by Wilhelm Hauff,  presumably made in the 1970s to the 1980s and shown once in a Soviet children's TV show. There are no frames or posters of the movie online, but many remember the film.
+===Description===
-===Description===
+The film was apparently very creepy and disturbing to kids. According to a user named vilmerok (translated into English): <blockquote>"The film was shot in the gothic style, in the genre of realism. From the point of view of camera work, makeup, clothes, made very worthy. There are few scenery, only the necessary minimum, but considering that the camera was filming in a narrow, confined space, these decorations were quite enough. It was filmed by cameras on a magnetic tape. The film is television, the image is clear, and the colors are dim, in gray and brown tones, the lighting is diffused, because in the film it's autumn. Throughout the movie the weather was dull. The atmosphere is gothic, unusually heartfelt, with sinking in the inner world of the main character. Presence of fog or haze. Hopelessness and strain, some other feeling that everything happens in a dream, and the desire to move quickly is impossible. Main hero moved awkwardly like slow-mo, as if pressed to the ground. One of the bright memorable scenes: human heads in the witch’s basket were real and bloody with open mouths. The camera showed heads at close range".</blockquote>
-This ''Der Zwerg Nase'' adaptation is very memorable to these viewers who saw it. It was unusual, creepy and almost depressing movie which easily impressed the children (probably they were too scared to watch to the end, because almost no one remembers second part of the movie).
-According to user named vilmerok: <blockquote>"Film was shot in the gothic style, in the genre of realism. From the point of view of camera work, makeup, clothes, made very worthy. There are few scenery, only the necessary minimum, but considering that the camera was filming in a narrow, confined space, these decorations were quite enough. It was filmed by cameras on a magnetic tape. The film is television, the image is clear, and the colors are dim, in gray and brown tones, the lighting is diffused, because in the film it's autumn. Throughout the movie the weather was dull. The atmosphere is gothic, unusually heartfelt, with sinking in the inner world of the main character. Presence of fog or haze. Hopelessness and strain, some other feeling that everything happens in a dream, and the desire to move quickly is impossible. Main hero moved awkwardly like slow-mo, as if pressed to the ground. One of the bright memorable scenes: human heads in the witch’s basket were real and bloody with open mouths. The camera showed heads at close range".</blockquote>
 ==Search==
-Russian researchers were able to establish that no old adaptations of the fairy tale is their desired movie. It's not ''Zwerg Nase (1978)'' by Karl-Heinz Bahls and not ''Zwerg Nase (1953)'' by Francesco Stefani (edited clips from both movies can be found on YouTube as The Movie, but it's fake). Neither is Soviet teleplay ''Dwarf Nose (1970)'' by G.Orlova.
+There have been various adaptations of the short story (Including films from 1978 and 1953, and a play from 1970), but none have been confirmed to be the described short.
-People been trying to find this movie for ages (there's  hundreds pages of fruitless discussions) and contact various organizations and people worldwide, but didn't get any result. All leads was a dead-end or a fakes (like rumors about Hungarian Video Club of Horror Fans that presumably have a copy of this film) and some of leads is still open to discuss (like Soviet teleplay by Leningrad Television or bulgarian movie that nowhere to be found; or british TV antology which existence is unconfirmed). This movie is NOT listed in IMDB or uploaded on YouTube. People also trying to find something in old Soviet programe guides or catalogues of european movies, but they didn't find anything yet.
+There have been various efforts to contact people who may have been involved in the film, but it hasn't led to results. Most leads end up as dead-ends or fakes like rumors about Hungarian Video Club of Horror Fans having a copy of the film, and some leads are still open for discussions like the film being a Soviet Teleplay by Leningrad Television or Bulgarian movie that is nowhere to be found, or the film being part of a British anthology series, and the movie possibly being mentioned in Soviet tv guides. However, no leads have led to proof of the movie's existence.
 ==Gallery==
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 ==External Link==
-*[https://fluger.net/index.php/Unknown_Zwerg_Nase_film_horror_version Fan page with more info, details and memories translated into English.]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20201019095926/https://fluger.net/index.php/Unknown_Zwerg_Nase_film_horror_version Fan page with more info, details, and memories translated into English.]
 [[Category:Lost TV]]
 [[Category:Lost films]]
 [[Category:Existence unconfirmed]]