Charles Perrault Charles Perrault Charles Perrault (; 12 January 1628 – 16 May 1703) was a French author and member of the Académie Française. He laid the foundations for a new literary genre, the fairy tale, with his works derived from earlier folk tales. The best known of his tales include "Le Petit Chaperon Rouge" ("Little Red Riding Hood"), "Cendrillon" ("Cinderella"), "Le Chat Botté" ("Puss in Boots"), "La Belle au bois Dormant " ("The Sleeping Beauty") and "Barbe Bleue" ("Bluebeard"). Some of Perrault's versions of old stories have influenced the German versions published by the Brothers Grimm more than 100 years later.
Red Riding Hood (1989 film) Red Riding Hood (1989 film) Red Riding Hood ("officially:" Cannon Movie Tales: Red Riding Hood, "alternatively:" Caperucita roja in Venezuela, Cappuccetto Rosso in Italy, Le petit chaperon rouge in France, Pieni Punahilkka in Finland and Rotkäppchen in West Germany) is a 1989 American/Israeli fantasy film by Golan-Globus based on the fairy tale of the same name and part of the film series Cannon Movie Tales. The taglines were: "CANNON MOVIE TALES: Lavish, feature-length new versions of the world's best-loved storybook classics!" and "Rediscover the magic". The story opens with Linet (Amelia Shankley) chasing something she believes to be an elf