The Movie: The Singing Ringing Tree (1957)
What Is It?: This
German fairy tale apparently scarred many a British kid after the BBC started
airing it as a miniseries in the sixties. I’m not really sure what they thought
was so terrifying, but the homemade quality of its creatures and sets are
enchanting… it looks like the cover of Their
Satanic Majesties Request has come to life (sans Charlie Watts).
Why Today?: Today
is Arbor Day for trees that sing and
ring and trees that don’t.
