Produced by Walt Disney and released to theatres by RKO Radio Pictures, Cinderella was Disney’s twelfth venture in the animated features canon. Cinderella was directed by Clyde Geronomi, Hamilton Luske and Wilfred Jackson. The movie is the adaptation of the fairy-tale, Cinderella.
Cinderella is a young girl living with her kind hearted father, affectionate step-mother, Lady Tremaine and her loving step-sisters Drizella and Anastascia along with their three pets - Lucifer, the cat, Bruno the dog and a horse. However, after the father’s death, the family shows its true colors and Cinderella is forced to be a housemaid. Cinderella’s only friends were Bruno, the horse, birds, mice and other animals. As time went by, Cinderella grew to be a beautiful maiden, kind-hearted, but dressed in rags and by the cinders always. It so happened, that the King wanted to get a bride for his Prince, and sent across an invitation for all unmarried maidens in the Kingdom. Cinderella wanted to participate too, but was not allowed to do so by her step-mother and step-sisters. However, her Godmother came to her rescue and made use of what she could find to create a chariot, horses and a coachman and adorn Cinderella in a beautiful gown and a pair of glass slippers. However, her spell would be effective only until midnight. Cinderella and the Prince danced in each others arms until the stroke of midnight. At the stroke, Cinderella fled back home, however, leaving behind one of her slippers.
The King sends his servants the next to find the owner of the slipper. Lady Tremaine tried her best to disallow Cinderella from trying the slippers. However, Cinderella succeeded in fitting them on. The servants take her to the palace and she is wedded to the Prince amidst royal pomp and gaiety. |
