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Sleeping Beauty (1959) has been lauded for its ethereal visuals. This enchanting movie adapts the classic fairy tale of the same name by Charles Perrault and tells the story of Princess Aurora, who ...

Disney’s revisionist “Maleficent” took the “Sleeping Beauty” story that inspired the studio’s own 1959 animated classic and turned it upside down, right on the horned head of its titular protagonist.

Five years ago, Maleficent was the Disney live-action remake with a twist, as it told the story of Sleeping Beauty not from the original point of view of Aurora (played by Elle Fanning) but from that ...

Disney's revisionist "Maleficent" took the "Sleeping Beauty" story that inspired the studio's own 1959 animated classic and turned it upside down, right on the horned head of its titular protagonist.