ATU 312 is mainly comprised of the tale "Bluebeard" and its variations, taken from Charles Perrault's "La Barbe Bleue" first published in 1697. Although there are earlier examples of this tale, the ...

Thought fairy tales were all pampered princesses and happily ... to marry a wealthy and mysterious aristocrat, who has a blue beard and several unaccounted-for previous wives.

The 20 best fairy tale movies In 2011 ... In 1901, Méliès made a film based on Perrault's Bluebeard, the story of a maniacal aristocrat with a penchant for slaying his young wives and the ...