Discover the main live-action versions of the story that became popular when written by French author Charles Perrault: Cinderella!
The most popular version of Cinderella’s story is written by the French author Charles Perrault and published through the work “Tales of Mamãe Goose”, released in 1697, where readers were able to meet the orphan princess who, after her father’s death, began to live with her evil stepmother and her two jealous daughters, being forced to carry out I did all the housework alone while listening to ridicule.
In the plot, Cinderella’s life begins to change, when, even against her stepmother’s wishes, she manages to attend the ball that would introduce all the girls in the kingdom to the prince, so that he could choose a wife, since, with the With the help of her fairy godmother, she had her modest clothes transformed into a formal dress, and a simple pumpkin converted into a carriage.
The problem is that the magic that caused the clothes to be altered and vegetables to become their functional means of transportation, had time to undo, coming to an end with the stroke of midnight. Thus, when the clock marked the end of the twenty-fourth hour of the day, she was forced to leave the palace in a hurry, leaving the prince without him even knowing her real name.
However, in the rush, Cinderella’s glass slipper was left behind and it became the only way the prince could find her after the ball. So much so, that an incessant search was started throughout the kingdom to find the owner of the shoe, and amidst fakes and malicious girls, the prince found the owner of the shoe and his heart, changing their lives forever.
The moving and inspiring plot no longer remained only on the pages when, more than two hundred years later, it gained its first audiovisual adaptations, standing out mainly through live-action versions, where the princess was played by real actresses, allowing new audiences knew the story.
Some of these most popular adaptations come from Disney, but several other studios were able to bring versions of the plot to the big and small screens. With this in mind, RECREIO has gathered below the most memorable titles that feature the character in the flesh:
The Glass Slipper (1995)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s “The Glass Slipper” is one of the first films to bring Cinderella to the ‘real’ version. The musical plot presented Leslie Caron as the main protagonist of the story.
Cinderella (1997)
Released for television in 1997, the film featured the princess being played by the American composer, model and actress: Brandy Norwood. The feature film, directed by the filmmaker Robert Iscovemarked the first time Disney brought a black princess to live-action format.
Cinderella Forever After (1998)
One year later, Drew Barrymore appeared as the princess in “Cinderella Forever After”, by 20th Century Studios. But unlike the more recent versions, where the character’s name is Ella, or the one written by Charles Perraultwhere she is Cendrillon, here she appears as Danielle.
The New Cinderella (2004)
The modern version of the tale that won the hearts of many appeared in 2004. “The New Cinderella”, a Warner Bros. film. Pictures, brought Hillary Duff as the protagonist.
The synopsis reads: “Sam, a modern-day Cinderella, meets her Prince Charming on the Internet. Despite her stepmother and stepsisters’ best efforts to keep her working at the cafeteria, Sam dreams of meeting her soulmate online at the school’s Halloween dance. Now, Sam discovers that appearances can be deceiving and that, even in the San Fernando Valley, stories can have a happy ending in ‘The New Cinderella.'”
Into the Woods (2014)
In “Into the Forest”, Anna Kendrick The princess lives. The plot, also developed by Disney, presents the story of fairy tale characters mixed with that of a baker (James Corden) and your wife (Emily Blunt) who try to lead an ordinary life in the village, but face setbacks with these well-known figures.
Cinderella (2015)
lily james (Mamma Mia!) also brought the character to life! This happened in the Disney production directed by Kenneth Branaghwhich has some changes, as it introduces new characters and brings a more empowered version of the princess.
Cinderella Pop (2019)
IT’S FROM BRAZIL! The princess won a national version, on Netflix, starring the actress and presenter Maisa. Here, the character is an independent teenage DJ disillusioned with love, who ends up being surprised when a new boy comes her way.
Cinderella (2021)
With Camila Cabello as the protagonist, the Cinderella film produced by Amazon Prime Video, “is a modern musical with a bold take on the classic fairy tale”, as the film’s synopsis available on the streaming platform says. In addition to musical elements, the plot innovates by bringing a Fado Madrinho.
Source: Recreio
