Ever After
1998
In a re-telling of one of our most beloved tales, a resourceful young woman must overcome the schemes of her evil stepmother to be with the one she loves -- the Prince of France -- who has fallen for her beauty and intelligence. With the ingenuity of Leonardo Di Vinci and the strength of love, the young woman realizes that the .. Read more
| Starring | Drew Barrymore, Anjelica Huston, Dougray Scott, Jeanne Moreau |
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| Director | Andrew Tennant |
| Genres | Drama, Romance |
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Ever After
In a re-telling of one of our most beloved tales, a resourceful young woman must overcome the schemes of her evil stepmother to be with the one she loves -- the Prince of France -- who has fallen for her beauty and intelligence. With the ingenuity of Leonardo Di Vinci and the strength of love, the young woman realizes that the Cinderella stories can come true.
| Starring | Drew Barrymore, Anjelica Huston, Dougray Scott, Jeanne Moreau, Megan Dodds, Patrick Godfrey, Melanie Lynskey |
|---|---|
| Director | Andrew Tennant |
| Studio | 20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 56 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, Romance |
| Language | English |
| Subtitles | Czech, Danish, English, Finnish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish |
| Released | DVD: 07 Feb 2000 Production year: 1998 |
| Format | DVD |
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9 out of 9 people found this review helpful
A marvelous film - suitable for just about anyone
When this popped through my mailbox I couldn't understand why on earth I asked for it. Cinderella for a middle-aged man? Must have been a great review somewhere that did it. So now it's my turn to spread the word……
This is simply a great piece of movie-making. It takes the well-known fairy-tale/panto characters and makes them actually believable. The stepmother (Anjelica Huston) is totally selfish rather than catoonishly "wicked", similarly the "ugly" sisters given flawed but separate identities - Melanie Lynskey provides wonderful comic relief.
Drew Barrymore looks the part through and through but the masterstroke is replacing the magical "fairy godmother" with Leonard de Vinci! Sounds crazy but it works, Cast your prejudice aside - This is a fairy-tale for everyone. -
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Finally, a 3D prince charming!
The best thing about this truly excellent retelling of 'Cinderella' is that Prince Charming finally becomes a real person! Instead of the usual handsome prince come to rescue poor helpless Danielle, she is quite capable of rescuing herself and he is far from perfect. It is a shock when he finds out that she's not who he thought and he reacts badly, as most people would when being made to look foolish in public.
The same is true of the wicked stepmother: there is a reason for her treatment of danielle and with that, she too becomes a real person. Not a good person, but not some kind of inhuman monster either.
That is not to say that the film doesn't have faults, there are certain holes in its logic which grate somewhat, such as Danielle's ability with a sword. But these do not really impact your enjoyment of the story. And it is nice to finally see Cincerella something other than a helpless victim. -
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