22nd German Film Festival (Golden Village)
The Little Witch
Language
German with English subtitles
Director
Michael Schaerer
Cast
Karoline Herfurth, Suzanne von Borsody
Synopsis
The little witch (Karoline Herfurth) has a big problem: She is only 127 years old and therefore much too young to dance with the other witches on Walpurgis Night. That’s why she secretly sneaks up on this most important of all witch festivals. As punishment, she must memorise all the spells from the great magic book within a year and show everyone that she is a good witch. But diligence and ambition are not really her strengths and, on top of that, the evil witch Rumpumpel (Suzanne von Borsody) is in her way. Since its publication decades ago, Otfried Preussler’s The Little Witch (1957) has inspired generations of children. In this first film adaptation of the classic book directed by Michael Schaerer, Herfurth (Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, The Reader) brings one of Germany’s most popular literary characters to life.