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Directed by | Kenneth Branagh |
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Music by | Patrick Doyle |
Cinematography | Haris Zambarloukos |
Edited by | Martin Walsh |
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Distributed by | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
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105 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $95 million |
Box office | $543.5 million |
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Film score by Patrick Doyle | |||||
Released | March 10, 2015 | ||||
Recorded | Air Lyndhurst Studios (London) | ||||
Genre | Orchestral | ||||
Length | 84:57 | ||||
Label | Walt Disney | ||||
Producer | Kenneth Branagh | ||||
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Cinderella is a 2015 American romantic fantasy film directed by Kenneth Branagh, with a screenplay written by Chris Weitz. The film is based on the eponymous folk tale and inspired in part by Walt Disney's 1950 animated film. The film stars Lily James as the titular character with Richard Madden, Cate Blanchett, Stellan Skarsgård, Holliday Grainger, Derek Jacobi, and Helena Bonham Carter. It is produced by David Barron, Simon Kinberg and Allison Shearmur for Walt Disney Pictures.
Cinderella had its world premiere on February 13, 2015, at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival and was released in theaters on March 13, 2015. It grossed over $543 million worldwide, becoming Branagh's highest-grossing film to date, and received mostly positive reviews. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Costume Design at the 88th Academy Awards.
Ella is born to loving parents on a beautiful estate in a peaceful kingdom. Since childhood, she is taught by her mother to believe in magic, encouraging her to befriend animals and be kind. Her mother shares with Ella that she believes humans are looked after by fairy godmothers. One day, Ella's mother falls terminally ill. On her deathbed, she advises Ella to always face life's difficulties with courage and kindness. Some years later, Ella's father remarries again with Lady Tremaine, a widow, who has two daughters of her own: Drisella and Anastasia.