2022 film directed by Luise Brinkmann

2017 film directed by Carsten Fiebeler

2012 television film directed by Sibylle Tafel

2018 film by Frank Stoye

A young girl must journey through the seasons to rescue her boyfriend who has been kidnapped by the evil Snow Queen.

Valentin, a destitute vagabond, seeks his fortune in the rat-infested city. It just so happens that Master Argus, the great wizard of the land and advisor to the queen, is in need of an apprentice. Valentin is sure that magic is just the thing for him. Although his amazing talent is revealed during the test, he is tricked by Katrina, the only competitor, and doesn't get the job. Instead, he finds shelter in the pharmacy of old master Zacharias. However, due to a terrible accident of his own making, he no longer works magic and for the time being only teaches Valentin the secrets of herbalism and medicine. Deeply dissatisfied with this, Valentin sets about learning the art of magic on his own. Beginning with the plague of rats that has appeared and disappeared overnight, he discovers a series of secrets that are all miraculously interlinked.

L'opportunité se présente pour une gardeuse d'oies, qui vit dans un minuscule château, de se venger d'Elisabeth, l'héritière royale qui l'avait un jour humiliée. Cette dernière lui avait ordonné d'aller chercher de l'eau pour qu'elle puisse se désaltérer alors qu'elle n'en avait, en réalité, pas besoin. La gardeuse d'oies se joint au voyage de la princesse Elisabeth qui va retrouver Leopold, le séduisant fils du roi Gustav, avec lequel elle doit se fiancer. Elle s'empare d'un mouchoir renfermant trois gouttes de sang de la reine, qui protège la princesse Elisabeth, et menace de la noyer si elle n'accepte pas d'échanger leurs identités...