The Daydreamer
1966 · 1h 41m · Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy, Music · United States of America · Rated G (US)
Before the Little Mermaid, there was...
A young Hans Christian Andersen goes in search of knowledge in the Garden of Paradise in order to make his studies easier. Each time he falls asleep, he experiences in his dreams the different characters he would later write about in fairy tales including The Little Mermaid, Thumbelina, and The Emperor's New Clothes.
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based on fairy talecobblerfablefairy talegarden of edenlive action and animationqueststop motion
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