Ever After
"Ever After" tells the "real" story of Cinderella. In this film version, Cinderella is Danielle De Barbarac, played to perfection by Drew Barrymore. The movie begins with the Grimm Brothers visiting an elderly woman, the Grande Dame of France, who while thoroughly enjoying their tales questions their story of the little cinder girl. The Grimm Brothers reply that there was no way for them to verify the authenticity of their story as there were so many different versions. After one of the brothers expressed curiosity about a portrait showing a young woman, the Grande Dame replies that the woman was Danielle de Barbarac , reveals a jewel-encrusted glass slipper, and proceeds to tell her story - beginning with "Once upon a time...".
When most people think of the movie, “Cinderella”, they think of the animated Disney version with the little mice and the happy ending where Cinderella marries the prince and they live happily ever after. While the movie “Ever After” is based on “Cinderella”, it is not animated, but still has many of the same characteristics as the Disney version. Of course it is not exactly the same, and since it is not animated there are many differences. In “Ever After”, Drew Barrymore portrays the character Cinderella, who in the beginning of this movie is called Danielle. In the very beginning, it shows how Danielle’s father died and how she went off to live with her wicked stepmother and stepsisters.
10 Years later, the estate has fallen into decline, as the Baroness has no interest in farming. Danielle has been reduced to a servant in her own house, she sleeps near the kitchen fireplace and her most prized and virtually only possession is the last present her father gave her, a small paperback copy of “Utopia”. Danielle accidently meets the prince of France, when he steals a horse from their manor. After throwing apples at him, and calling him a thief, she recognizes him and begs for mercy. He agrees to be lenient, and gives her coins for
When most people think of the movie, “Cinderella”, they think of the animated Disney version with the little mice and the happy ending where Cinderella marries the prince and they live happily ever after. While the movie “Ever After” is based on “Cinderella”, it is not animated, but still has many of the same characteristics as the Disney version. Of course it is not exactly the same, and since it is not animated there are many differences. In “Ever After”, Drew Barrymore portrays the character Cinderella, who in the beginning of this movie is called Danielle. In the very beginning, it shows how Danielle’s father died and how she went off to live with her wicked stepmother and stepsisters.
10 Years later, the estate has fallen into decline, as the Baroness has no interest in farming. Danielle has been reduced to a servant in her own house, she sleeps near the kitchen fireplace and her most prized and virtually only possession is the last present her father gave her, a small paperback copy of “Utopia”. Danielle accidently meets the prince of France, when he steals a horse from their manor. After throwing apples at him, and calling him a thief, she recognizes him and begs for mercy. He agrees to be lenient, and gives her coins for