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Cinderella

Cinderella

TV Movie · Family · Fantasy · 1997

Cinderella chafes under the cruelty of her wicked stepmother and her evil stepsisters, until her Fairy Godmother steps in to change her life for one unforgettable night. At the ball, she falls for handsome Prince Christopher, whose parents, King Maximillian and Queen Constantina, are anxious for him to find a suitable paramour.

Movie details

Cinderella

“Updated version of the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical of the classic fairy-tale, with an all-star, multi-racial cast.”

1997 TV Movie · Family · Fantasy 1h 28m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.6 / 10

Community rating

Cinderella chafes under the cruelty of her wicked stepmother and her evil stepsisters, until her Fairy Godmother steps in to change her life for one unforgettable night. At the ball, she falls for handsome Prince Christopher, whose parents, King Maximillian and Queen Constantina, are anxious for him to find a suitable paramour.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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The Little Mermaid

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Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration

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Ella Enchanted

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Babes in Toyland

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Robert Iscove

Written by

Robert L. Freedman

Brandy Norwood

Brandy Norwood

Cinderella

Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston

Fairy Godmother

Victor Garber

Victor Garber

King Maximillian

Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg

Queen Constantina

Bernadette Peters

Bernadette Peters

Cinderella's Stepmother

Jason Alexander

Jason Alexander

Lionel

Paolo Montalbán

Paolo Montalbán

Prince Christopher

Court is in session

Put Cinderella on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.