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Director: |
Kenneth Branagh | Writer: |
Chris Weitz | Starring: |
Cate Blanchett, Lily James, Helena Bonham Carter | Released: |
March 26, 2015 | Rating: |
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112 minutes
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Story: |
The story follows the fortunes of young Ella (Lily James) whose merchant father
remarries following the death of her mother. Eager to support her loving
father, Ella welcomes her new stepmother (Cate Blanchett) and her daughters
Anastasia (Holliday Grainger) and Drisella (Sophie McShera) into the family
home. But, when Ella's father unexpectedly passes away, she finds herself at
the mercy of a jealous and cruel new family. Finally relegated to nothing more
than a servant girl covered in ashes, and spitefully renamed Cinderella, Ella
could easily begin to lose hope. Yet, despite the cruelty inflicted upon her,
Ella is determined to honour her mother's dying words and to "have courage and
be kind." She will not give in to despair nor despise those who mistreat her.
And then there is the dashing stranger she meets in the woods. Unaware that he
is really a prince, not merely an apprentice at the Palace, Ella finally feels
she has met a kindred soul. It appears her fortunes may be about to change
when the Palace sends out an open invitation for all maidens to attend a ball,
raising Ella's hopes of once again encountering the charming Kit (Richard
Madden). Alas, her stepmother forbids her to attend and callously rips apart
her dress. But, as in all good fairy tales, help is at hand, and a kindly
beggar woman (Helena Bonham Carter) steps forward and, armed with a pumpkin
and a few mice, changes Cinderella's life forever.
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Cast: |
Cate Blanchett
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Stepmother
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Lily James
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Cinderella
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Richard Madden
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Prince
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Helena Bonham Carter
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Fairy Godmother
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Nonso Anozie
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Captain
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Stellan Skarsgard
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Grand Duke
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Sophie McShera
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Drisella
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Holliday Grainger
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Anastasia
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Derek Jacobi
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King
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Ben Chaplin
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Ella's Father
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Hayley Atwell
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Ella's Mother
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Rob Brydon
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Master Phineus
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Jana Perez
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Princess Chelina of Zaragosa
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Alex Macqueen
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Royal Crier
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Tom Edden
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Lizard Footman
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