This movie was actually the theme of my late 90's senior prom, though I hadn't actually seen it (save a few scenes) until just recently. 'Ever After: A Cinderella Story' is (as the name indicates) another version of the classic Cinderella Story. Here it's a revisionists take, it even has a framing story talking about how the Brothers Grimm version is a magicked up 'bastardizaton' of 'what really happened'.
Set in early 16th Century France Cinderella here is a 90's girl played by Drew Barrymore, whose looks, charm, and progressive ideas win the hart of crown prince Henry (Dougray Scott, I know 'who' right?), despite her early misidentifying herself to him (good naturedly of course). Angelica Huston is the wicked stepmother, Leonardo da Vinci is a character in this, and one of the wicked stepsisters (Melanie Lynskey) is actually nice. The movie really works, which I didn't anticipate, nor is it as corny as I would have thought. In some ways this is the best version of the story, progressive without being off putting or too heavy handed. ***
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