Little Red Riding Hood (1997 film)

Little Red Riding Hood
Film poster
Directed byDavid Kaplan
Written byDavid Kaplan
Produced by
  • Rocco Caruso
  • Jasmine Kosovic
Starring
CinematographyScott Ramsey
Running time
12 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Little Red Riding Hood is a 1997 black and white short film based on the traditional children's fairytale Little Red Riding Hood. Written and directed by David Kaplan, it features Christina Ricci in the title role and Quentin Crisp as the narrator.[1] The short film has influences from "The Story of the Grandmother".[2]

Plot[edit]

The black-and-white short-film shows the forest of the tale.

An anthropomorphized black wolf tries to trick Little Red Riding Hood. Little Red is seen watching the wolf through the trees as he is dancing within a clearing. He notices her watching, and as Little Red walks away, he rushes up to her, asks her where is she going and what path will she take. Upon knowing her path, he gracefully runs and jumps to get to the grandmother's house before Little Red does. He successfully eats her grandmother, and then tries to eat her. However, she tricks him and survives.

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Themes[edit]

The film has been interpreted by scholar Jennifer Orme as having queer themes present throughout. She argues that Kaplan's adaptation puts into question the heteronormative interpretation of the classic Little Red Riding Hood story and invites viewers to have a queer reading of it, through various aspects of the film.[3]

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Notes[edit]

  1. ^ "Little Red Riding Hood (1997)". Archived from the original on 1 December 2020.
  2. ^ Little Red Riding Hood, retrieved 15 March 2021
  3. ^ Orme, Jennifer (2015). "A Wolf's Queer Invitation: David Kaplan's Little Red Riding Hood and Queer Possibility". Marvels & Tales. 29 (1): 87–109. doi:10.13110/marvelstales.29.1.0087. ISSN 1521-4281. JSTOR 10.13110/marvelstales.29.1.0087. S2CID 162390385.
  4. ^ a b Little Red Riding Hood – IMDb, retrieved 17 March 2021
  5. ^ "Avignon Film Festival (1998)". IMDb.
  6. ^ "Avignon/New York Film Festival (1998)". IMDb.
  7. ^ "Williamsburg Brooklyn Film Festival (1999)". IMDb.

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