Ever After: A Cinderella Story
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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 was directed by Andy Tennant, and stars Drew Barrymore, Anjelica Huston and Dougray Scott. The screenplay was written by Tennant, Susannah Grant, and Rick Parks. The original music score was 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 myth.
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, the true story of Cinderella.
In 16th-century France, widower Auguste de Barbarac (Jeroen Krabbé), father of eight-year-old Danielle (Anna Maguire), marries Rodmilla de Ghent (Anjelica Huston), a wealthy baroness with two young daughters Marguerite and Jacqueline (Elizabeth Earl and Alice Pooley). He dies of a heart attack shortly afterwards. Before dying, Auguste's last words are directed to Danielle, which causes Rodmilla to envy Danielle and treat her miserably for the next ten years. While Marguerite is hostile and cruel to Danielle, Jacqueline is kinder and more respectful to her, though she often stays out of the crossfires to keep the peace.
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