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| Ella Enchanted was a WONDERFUL little flick. I came out of the theater smiling all over. It was clean, interesting, and well developed. The character of Ella sets an excellent standard for women and girls everywhere. |
(2004) Film Review by Melinda Ledman |
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| CREDITS |
| Directed by Tommy O'Haver
Screenplay by Laurie Craig, Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith
Novel by Gail Carson Levine
Cast (in credits order)
Anne Hathaway .... Ella
Hugh Dancy .... Prince Charmont
Cary Elwes .... Prince Regent Edgar
Minnie Driver .... Mandy
Vivica A. Fox .... Fairy Lucinda
Joanna Lumley .... Dame Olga
Patrick Bergin .... Sir Peter
Jimi Mistry .... Benny the Book
Eric Idle .... Narrator
Parminder K. Nagra .... Areida
Lucy Punch .... Hattie
Jennifer Higham .... Olive
Steve Coogan .... Heston
Aidan McArdle .... Slannen
Rory Keenan .... Otto
Ron Yuan .... Red Guard
Nora-Jane Noone
Produced by
Su Armstrong .... executive producer
James Flynn .... co-producer
Susan Miller .... co-producer
Morgan O'Sullivan .... co-producer
David Parfitt .... co-producer
Jane Startz .... producer
Original Music by Shaun Davey
Non-Original Music by
Eddy Grant (song "Walking On Sunshine")
Steven Greenberg (song "Once Upon A Broken Heart")
Elton John (song "Don't Go Breakin' My Heart")
Jeff Lynne (song "Strange Magic")
Freddie Mercury (song "Somebody to Love")
Vini Poncia (song "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing")
Otis Redding (song "Respect")
Kimberley Rew (song "Walking On Sunshine")
Leo Sayer (song "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing")
Jule Styne (song "Let Me Entertain You")
Matthew Wilder (song "True To Your Heart" from film "Mulan")
Cinematography by John de Borman
MPAA: Rated PG for some crude humor and language.
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| TRAILERS AND CLIPS |
| —Trailers, Photos |
| BOOK |
Ella Enchanted
by Gail Carson Levine
At birth, Ella is inadvertently cursed by an imprudent fairy named Lucinda, who bestows on her the "gift" of obedience. Anything anyone tells her to do, Ella must obey. Another girl might have been cowed by this affliction, but not feisty Ella: "Instead of making me docile, Lucinda's curse made a rebel of me. Or perhaps I was that way naturally." When her beloved mother dies, leaving her in the care of a mostly absent and avaricious father, and later, a loathsome stepmother
and two treacherous stepsisters, Ella's life and well-being seem in grave peril. But her intelligence and saucy nature keep her in good stead as she sets out on a quest for freedom and self-discovery, trying to track down Lucinda to undo the curse, fending off ogres, befriending elves, and falling in love with a prince along the way. Yes, there is a pumpkin coach, a glass slipper, and a happily ever after, but this is the most remarkable, delightful, and profound version of Cinderella
you've ever read. Gail Carson Levine's examination of traditional female roles in fairy tales takes some satisfying twists and deviations from the original. Ella is bound by obedience against her will, and takes matters in her own hands with ambition and verve. Her relationship with the prince is balanced and based on humor and mutual respect; in fact, it is she who ultimately rescues him. Ella Enchanted has won many
well-deserved awards, including a Newbery Honor. (Ages 9 to 14) --Emilie Coulter
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| SYNOPSIS |
 A comic-fantasy-adventure filled with magic and music, ogres and elves, giants and wicked stepsisters, ELLA ENCHANTED revisits a classic fairy-tale world with a distinctly 21st century twist. The film, directed by Tommy O’ Haver (“Get Over
It”) is based on the best-selling, Newbery Honor-winning novel by Gail Carson Levine.
It all begins when Ella of Frell (Anne Hathaway of “The Princess Diaries”) is given a fairy’s “gift” at birth – the gift of perfect obedience. Forced to do anything she is commanded – no matter how silly or dangerous – Ella’s life hardly seems to be in her own control. Things only get worse when Ella’s father (Patrick Bergin) remarries, bringing into her life a stepmother, the dastardly Dame Olga (Joanna Lumley of “Absolutely
Fabulous”), and two sinister stepsisters, Hattie (Lucy Punch) and Olive (Jennifer Higham), who get a kick out of watching Ella obey their every request at the “Frell Galleria.” Now, Ella is newly determined to gain her independence and break free of the spell that binds her once and for all. She sets off on a quest of discovery that will take her through the Kingdom’s most dangerous and darkest forests – where she finds a fellow traveler in a go-getting
Elf (Aidan McArdle) -- to the King’s spectacular castle. Along the way she crosses paths with the idolized Prince Char (Hugh Dancy), who so often graces the cover of Medieval Teen, only to turn the tables on fairy tale history and rescue him with true love. But most of all, Ella will discover her own power to fight for what’s in her heart.
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 Review by MELINDA LEDMAN
HJMLedman@yahoo.com.
Melinda Ledman is a graduate of Baylor University with a Bachelor’s degree in English. During college, she worked on the film Letter From Waco (director Don Howard), which won the award for best documentary feature in the 1997 South by Southwest Film Festival. After she and her husband Rob had their first child in September 2002, she began free-lance writing full time. In addition to writing reviews, she most enjoys writing original screenplays.
She gratefully serves God after 12 years of alcoholism, and appreciates grace and freedom on a whole new level. |
 Ella Enchanted was a WONDERFUL little flick. I came out of the theater smiling all over. It was clean, interesting, and
well developed. The character of Ella sets an excellent standard for women and girls everywhere. In a time when women’s empowerment couldn’t be stronger, the combination of faith and action that she displays encourages us to use that power wisely. She models the very example that Christ set for us during his time on this earth.
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