Myths that entertain.

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  • Author(s): MacDonald, Fiona
  • Source:
    Myths & Legends. 2003, p24. 2p. 6 Color Photographs, 1 Black and White Photograph.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      MYTHOLOGY in motion pictures; FOLKLORE in motion pictures
    • Abstract:
      This article describes some film, television and dance adaptations of myths and legends. A German legend tells the story of a beautiful girl, Giselle, who falls in love with Albrecht, a man who loves someone else and as revenge, she made him dance until he drops dead. Godzilla is a mighty lizard-like monster created in Japan in 1954 and has been featured in films fighting aliens and robots and defending the Earth from genetically engineered monsters.