Ever After: A Cinderella Story Movie Review 1998

The adorable Barrymore takes on Cinderella, renamed Danielle and very capable, in this not-quite-a-fairytale version set in 16th-century France. Huston's the peeved stepmom, Rodmilla, who reduces Danielle to the role of servant in her own home after her beloved father (Krabbe) dies. Danielle still falls for handsome Prince Henry (Scott), only she's not above trying to change the arrogant snob's opinions and tweak him about his privileged upbringing. Artist/genius Leonardo da Vinci (Godfrey) serves as the prince's confidante and there's still a lovely masked ball and a shoe to be lost (and found).

Distribution

Fox Home Entertainment, PO Box 900, Beverly Hills, CA 90213, Phone: (310)369-3900, Toll-free: 888-223-4FOX, Fax: (310)369-5811, URL: http://www.foxmovies.com/index1.html, Remarks: Also known as Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 122 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Adventures, Adapted from a Fairy Tale, Cinderella Stories, France, Period Piece: 17th Century, Stepparents, Royalty

Screenplay

Andy Tennant, Susannah Grant, Rick Parks

Cast

Drew Barrymore, Anjelica Huston, Dougray Scott, Patrick Godfrey, Megan Dodds, Melanie Lynskey, Timothy West, Judy Parfitt, Jeroen Krabbe

Cinematography

Andrew Dunn

Director

Andy Tennant

Music

George Fenton

Other

Jeanne Moreau

Producer

Mireille Soria, Tracey Trench, 20th Century-Fox