Bambi was the fifth full-length Disney film, following Snow White, Pinocchio, Dumbo, and Fantasia. Bambi is not an original Disney idea; it is based on the 1923 Austrian novel Bambi: A Life in the Woods. Germany banned the book the film is based upon, disliking the allegory it made about persecution. The villain of the…
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Fun Facts and Trivia About The Sound of Music (1965 Film)
The 1965 film The Sound of Music is not entirely original, as it is based on the 1959 stage musical of the same name. The musical play was, in turn, based on the memoir The Story of the Trapp Family Singers. While inspired by real events, the film and musical take creative liberties and fictionalize…
Fun Fact: Invention of the Croissant
French croissants are technically viennoiserie pastries, being directly based on the Austrian pastry called kipferl. There’s a false story that they were created after the Austrians had defeated the Ottoman Empire in a particular battle. The French croissants originated during the early 20th century.
Fun Fact: First Patent For Snow Globes
An Austrian man had been the first to patent a snow globe. Though he originally intended the device to be a very bright lamp for surgeries before falling on the original idea.
Fun Fact: The Man Behind the Inferiority Complex
The term for an inferiority complex comes from the Austrian psychiatrist Alfred Adler, whom was also famous for major disagreements with Sigmund Freud.