Short film
Die Wichtelmänner
1968 · 15 min
A gentle, handcrafted puppet tale that feels like a cozy bedtime story, charming in its simplicity and quiet kindness.
- Directed by
- Ferdinand Diehl
- Genres
- Animation, Fantasy
- Overview
- At midnight, two elves help a pair of shoemakers in distress by making shoes. They make it a condition that they are not watched. When the cobblers do it anyway and then send them the matching clothes, they stop working but continue to help the cobblers.
- How it feels
- Warm, whimsical and earnest. Measured and easy to follow.
- About
- Work, parenthood, faith, healing
- Content
- No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Ferdinand Diehl
- Genres
- Animation, Fantasy