2015 · romance · fantasy · family
Cinderella
Directed by Kenneth Branagh1h 45m2015
When her father unexpectedly passes away, young Ella finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and her daughters. Never one to give up hope, Ella's fortunes begin to change after meeting a dashing stranger in the woods.
Our read: Cinderella (2015) reads as a cosy, steady, inventive romance · fantasy · family entry — gentle in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Cosy, steady, gentle romance / fantasy, inventive in texture. Redemptive, mid-stakes, tender.
- cosy
- gentle
- inventive
- redemptive
- tender
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