description: Disney's adaptation of the beloved fairy tale became a classic in its own right, thanks to some memorable tunes (including "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes,""Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo," and the title song) and some endearingly cute comic relief. We all know the story--the wicked stepmother and stepsisters simply won't have it, this uppity Cinderella thinking she's going to a ball designed to find the handsome prince an appropriate sweetheart, but perseverance, animal buddies, and a well-timed entrance by a fairy godmother make sure things turn out all right. There are a few striking sequences of pure animation--for example, Cinderella is reflected in bubbles drifting through the air--and the design is rich and evocative throughout. It's a simple story padded here agreeably with comic business, particularly Cinderella's rodent pals (dressed up conspicuously like the dwarf sidekicks of another famous Disney heroine) and their misadventures with a wretched cat named Lucifer. There's also much harrumphing and exposition spouting by the King and the Grand Duke. It's a much simpler and more graceful work than the more frenetically paced animated films of today, which makes it simultaneously quaint and highly gratifying. f1i --David Kronke
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title: Cinderella (Disney)
theatricalDate: 15-02-1950
stars: Ilene Woods James MacDonald (II)
purchase date: 03-01-2005
publisher: Disney Studios
published: 03-10-1995
price: $44.99
net Rating: 4.76
MPAA Rating: G
last lookup time: 126468208
genre: Classics (Silents/Avant Garde)
edition: DVD
director: Hamilton Luske Wilfred Jackson Clyde Geronimi
currentValue: $22.90
created: 126468176
aspect: Color Animated Closed-captioned NTSC