The classic ballet gets a chaotic German makeover — swan by day, girl by night, absolute mess at midnight.
Prince Frederick is supposed to choose his bride at a ball, but in the enchanted forest he meets Odette – a girl who is a swan during the day. He falls in love and wants to break the spell, so he invites her to the ball. But the sorcerer Rothbart hatches a nasty plan and sends his daughter in Odette's place. Will Frederick realise the deception in time?
Costume
The swan transformation outfits are surprisingly committed for a TV movie.
Production
German forest locations doing heavy lifting for enchanted atmosphere.
Director
Christian Theede
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This German TV adaptation strips Tchaikovsky's ballet to its narrative bones, ditching the iconic score for spoken drama — a bold choice that ballet purists will side-eye.
Director Christian Theede specializes in family-friendly German literary adaptations, so this fits his exact niche like a feathered glove.
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