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Learn more. Format: AC-3, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen Subtitles: English, French, Spanish DVD Release Date: January 4, 2011 Take away the Fairy Godmother, and what have you got left from the Cinderella fable? The story of a girl for whom a bad stroke of luck is no match for her internal strength and purity of heart. Drew Barrymore plays Cinderellas alleged inspiration, Danielle, in this romantic drama that purports to tell the facts behind the Grimm brothers story. One of three daughters of a man Jeroen Krabb who dies and leaves her fate in the hands of a conniving stepmother Anjelica Huston, Danielle is cast into the lowly role of a servant. Meanwhile, her sisters are evaluated as possible mates for a French prince Dougray Scott, but hes far more intrigued with Danielles intelligence and beauty-not to mention her way with a sword homo erectus part 1 fist. Directed by Andy Tennant who directed Barrymore in TVs The Amy Fisher Story, Ever After has that rare ability to win the heart and mind of a viewer simply by being committed to its own innocence, particularly where Barrymores luminous performance is concerned. A contemporary take on an old, virtually forgotten Hollywood convention-the costume adventure with middling artistic ambition but real audience appeal Ever After is a surprisingly delightful film. – Tom Keogh A modern young woman of the 16th century, Danielle Drew Barrymore is as independent and wise as she is beautiful and kind. Against remarkable odds, she stands up to her scheming stepmother Huston and works miracles on the lives of everyone around her, including the crown prince of France Dougray Scott! Now you can relive this captivating, contemporary retelling of the classic fairytale. 0 out of 5 stars Slightly modernized and strengthened storyline for old tale, December 6, 2004 Well, I am sure that we have all heard the story of Cinderella many times over, but in Ever After we finally get to see a stronger female lead than those who dance through our little girls brains at an impressionable age. Danielle De Barbarac Drew Barrymore lives alone with her father and their servants homo erectus part 1 the death of her mother, until one day her father brings home a new bride, the Baroness Rodmilla De Ghent Anjelica Huston and her two daughters, Marguerite and Jacqueline. When Danielles father dies, the Baroness turns Danielle into a servant to wait on her and her spoiled daughters. Danielle accidently meets young Prince Henry Dougray Scott when the Prince pilfers a horse from their manor in order to escape his parents restrictions. For her silence, he gives her coins, which she uses to pose as a courtier to buy back their old servant the Baroness sold to pay her taxes. She meets Prince Henry again, but this time posed as a Lady, and Henry finds himself enchanted not simply by her beauty but by her intelligence and spirit. He becomes determined to know more about her, but first must find her for she keeps slipping away from him. In the meantime, Marguerite has set her sights on the handsome prince, with the help of her mother and a michevious courtier. I wont give away any more of the movie, but absolutely must mention that there is a great deal of humor in this unique telling of the Cinderella story take special note of the wedding chapel scene with the Spanish Princess. The acting is supurb and the script very tight and well written, the costumes are stunning, the scenery is breathtaking, and the photography brilliant. Overall, this is a wonderful movie that softened even my cold, hard heart, allowing it to pump warm blood if only for the length of the movie. This is a love story without sappiness, a handsome hero with faults of his own, and a beautiful heroine who knows how to save herself. Enjoy! 0 out of 5 stars A Moving, Beautiful, Wonderful Movie, November 17, 2001 This is a wonderful movie. The premise may be clich, but this is much, much more than just another Cinderella movie. Its effects are really quite magical-it will make you laugh, it will make you cry, and it will totally immerse you in its spell. If you are human, it will produce a lump in your throat that will remain there for hours. Some people might call this a womans movie, but I, as a man, will proclaim that it really touches my heart every time I watch it, and I freely admit that it does bring tears to my eyes. I need not go into detail describing the plot-it is a somewhat modernized Cinderella story, replete with the evil stepmother, charming prince, and angelic, mistreated heroine. Instead of a fairy godmother, there is Leonardo da Vinci-an unexpected but brilliant scripting decision, I feel. There are no magic pumpkins turning into horses and carriages, but there is magic; it is the magic of true love. The entire cast is superb, particularly Anjelica Huston as the evil stepmother, but all of them are overshadowed by Drew Barrymore. Anyone who does not feel that Drew Barrymore is one of the greatest actresses of this and any other generation has obviously not seen this movie. I love all of Drews movies, but I really believe this movie represents her finest performance. Even down to the most unimportant nuances of acting, she is simply brilliant. She is equally convincing as a peasant in the field as she is a royal courtier among the nobility of France. The emotion she is homo erectus part 1 to express to the audience is deep and amazingly real.