Ever After
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| Directed by | Andy Tennant |
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Cinderella by Charles Perrault |
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| Music by | George Fenton |
| Cinematography | Andrew Dunn |
| Edited by | Roger Bondelli |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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121 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $26 million |
| Box office | $98 million |
Ever After (known in promotional material as Ever After: A Cinderella Story) is a 1998 American romantic drama film inspired by the fairy tale Cinderella. It is directed by Andy Tennant and stars Drew Barrymore, Anjelica Huston, and Dougray Scott. The screenplay is written by Tennant, Susannah Grant, and Rick Parks. The original music score is composed by George Fenton. The film's closing theme song "Put Your Arms Around Me" is performed by the rock band Texas.
The usual pantomime and comic/supernatural elements are removed and the story is instead treated as historical fiction, set in Renaissance-era France. It is often seen as a modern, post-feminism interpretation of the Cinderella story.
In the 19th century, a Grande Dame (Jeanne Moreau) summons The Brothers Grimm (Joerg Stadler and Andy Henderson) to her palace, where the brothers discuss their interpretation of the Cinderella story and notice a painting displayed in the room. The Grande Dame shows the brothers a glass slipper and tells them the story of Danielle de Barbarac.
In 16th-century France, Auguste de Barbarac (Jeroen Krabbé) is a widower and the father of eight-year-old Danielle (Anna Maguire). Auguste marries Rodmilla de Ghent (Anjelica Huston), a wealthy baroness with two daughters, Marguerite and Jacqueline (Elizabeth Earl and Alice Pooley). Before dying, Auguste gives Danielle a copy of Thomas More's Utopia. Auguste's last words are directed to Danielle, which causes Rodmilla to envy Danielle and mistreat her. By the time Danielle (Drew Barrymore) is eighteen, the estate has fallen into decline. The Baroness is not interested in farming and wishes to get back to the Royal Court. Meanwhile, Danielle serves her stepmother, Marguerite (Megan Dodds), and Jacqueline (Melanie Lynskey) in her home.
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