What made this film so exceptional? It looks astoundingly different from the black and white Laugh-O-gram version from 1922, and at the time ran the risk of following too closely in the footsteps of its predecessor Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. One major element that is responsible for the distinct look and feel of Cinderella was the original concept art produced for the film.
With the help of her animal friends, she fixes up an old party dress of her mother's so she can attend a royal ball. However, when her evil stepsisters brutally tear the dress apart, she is heartbroken and fears that her dreams will never come true until her Fairy Godmother appears, restoring Cinderella's hope by transforming her torn homemade dress into her now-iconic sparkling, silver gown with a glittering crystalline puffy bustle, a delicate laced white petticoat, and puffy cap sleeves. Her hair is worn up in a French twist supported by a silver headband with diamond earrings, a black choker, silver opera gloves and glass slippers.
Lily James portrays the character, named Ella, in Disney's 2015 live-action version of Cinderella. Like in the original film, her father remarries after the death of her mother but after he dies as well, she then becomes the horribly mistreated servant of her stepmother Lady Tremaine and her two stepsisters, Anastasia and Drisella. They give her the nickname "Cinderella" when, one morning, she wakes up with soot on her face after sleeping near the fireplace the previous night. Unlike the original film, however, she meets the Prince (named Kit) before the ball while out in the forest. She is also shown to be more assertive when she actually stands up to her stepmother in the film's final act; Lady Tremaine attempts to blackmail Ella by only agreeing to let her try on the glass slipper if Ella will make her head of the royal household and provide suitable husbands for her stepsisters, but Ella rejects this idea, refusing to give Lady Tremaine power over Kit after the way she ruined Ella's life.
This year, we will be hosting a tea party on November 16th from 1:00pm-1:30pm in the black box. Join us and members of the Cinderella cast wearing your favorite Cinderella or Princess costume. There will be cookies, crowns, candy, before the 2:00pm performance. Please call the Foundation at 330-41-3870 or email us at found...@plainlocal.org to purchase your tickets or for more information.
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