From IMDB:
The story of "Cinderella" follows the fortunes of young Ella whose merchant father remarries following the tragic death of her mother. Keen to support her loving father, Ella welcomes her new stepmother Lady Tremaine and her daughters Anastasia and Drizella into the family home. But when Ella's father suddenly and unexpectedly passes away, she finds herself at the mercy of a jealous and cruel new family. Finally relegated to nothing more than a servant girl covered in ashes, and spitefully renamed Cinderella since she used to work in the cinders, Ella could easily begin to lose hope. Yet, despite the cruelty inflicted upon her, Ella is determined to honor her mother's dying words and to "have courage and be kind." She will not give in to despair nor despise those who abuse her. And then there is the dashing stranger she meets in the woods. Unaware that he is really a prince, not merely an employee at the palace, Ella finally feels she has met a kindred soul. It appears as if her ... Written by disney
Ratings: 7.7/10 from 1,344 users Metascore: 66/100
Reviews: 12 user | 49 critic | 10 from Metacritic.com
From Rotten Tomatoes:
TOMATOMETER 86% |
Average Rating: 7.1/10
Reviews Counted: 37 | Fresh: 32 | Rotten: 5
AUDIENCE SCORE 98% want to see
Average Rating: 4.1/5 | User Ratings: 29,615
Releases Worldwide March 13, 2015.
This is little Ella, well what did you think? That she was born named Cinderella? ©DISNEY
Another Disney classic gets a retelling?
So here's another Disney classic getting another go around. First it was Maleficent (2014) I think, or was there another? And of course since Maleficent there's been others like Into the Woods (2014) which was about all your favorite fairy tale characters mashed into one kingdom and bumping into each other. Were there more old classic Disney titles re-released? I can't tell. I don't keep track of fairy tales much.
