2023-11-22 17:04:00
2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the premiere of the cult television fairy tale “Three Nuts for Cinderella” (“Drei Haselnüsse für Aschenbrödel”) – a film that has become a classic and remains a mandatory part of the Christmas and New Year broadcast schedule in various European countries.
In Germany alone, in December-January, this film, shot by filmmakers from the GDR and Czechoslovakia in the early 1970s, is shown on different channels several dozen times. Plus, in many cities, theaters and concert halls host special screenings of the film, accompanied by orchestras performing famous melodies from the film. A musical of the same name was also staged in Saxony.
Morziburg Castle in winterPhoto: Sylvio Dittrich/imageBROKER/picture alliance
Moritzburg Castle around Dresden
Director Vaclav Vorlicek chose the baroque castle on the water Moritzburg near Dresden, one of the most popular architectural attractions in Saxony, as the fairy-tale palace for Three Nuts for Cinderella.
The castle was founded in the middle of the 16th century on the orders of the then Saxon ruler, Elector Moritz (Moritz von Sachsen). It acquired its current appearance in the Baroque era at the beginning of the 18th century – during the time of August the Strong (August der Starke).
Winter exhibition “Three Nuts for Cinderella”
In 2022, the castle was visited by more than 230 thousand people, of which more than 120 thousand visited Moritzburg during the traditional winter exhibition dedicated to the filming of Three Nuts for Cinderella. For the first time it took place here in the 2009/2010 season.
The total number of visitors to the exhibition over the years is approaching the million mark. In the current anniversary year of the cult film fairy tale, the seasonal exhibition opened on Wednesday, November 22, and will last until February 25 next year – www.schloss-moritzburg.de.
Cinderella’s slipper from the film is one of the exhibits at the exhibition in Moritzburg Photo: Robert Michael/dpa/picture alliance The ballroom of Moritzburg Castle, where some of the costumes from the film are displayedPhoto: Robert Michael/dpa/picture alliance A dance scene from the film is part of the exhibition at the castle Photo : Robert Michael/dpa/picture alliance Model of the estate where Cinderella lived Photo: Zapotocky Ales/CTK/picture alliance Section of the exhibition dedicated to the recording of music for the film Photo: Zapotocky Ales/CTK/picture alliance
As stated in a statement from the palace administration, as part of the current exhibition in Moritzburg, a special section has been prepared dedicated to the performer of the main female role – Czech actress Libuša Šafrankova, who died in Prague in 2021 at the age of 68.
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