Director : Andy Tennant
Producer : Mireille Soria and Tracey
Trench
Release date : July 29, 1998
Production studio : Flower Films, 20th Century
Fox
Themes : Love, Romances, Desire,
Escape
Characters :
1.
The Grande Dame : Patient, kind
2.
The Brothers Grimm : Kind
3.
Auguste : Kind, loving,
patient
4.
Danielle : Patient, honest,
loving, sincere
5.
Rodmilla : Rude, unmerciful
6.
Marguerite : Impatient, rude,
unkind
7.
Jacqueline : Funny, cheerful
8.
Leonardo da Vinci : Kind, smart, helpful
9.
Gustave : Kind, honest,
respectful
10. Prince Henry :
Determined, ambitious, loving, sincere, brave
11. Maurice :
Kind, loyal, caring
12. Gypsies :
Cruel, greedy, disrespectful
13. King Francis :
Wise, assertive
14. Queen Mary :
Wise
15. Gabriella :
Honest, obedient
16. Pierre :
Rude, repugnant
Props : Glass slippers,
carriage, paintings, pigs, horses, chickens, spoon, gold coin, bees, bed, dress, sword, book, box,
crown, kite, etc.
Settings : Once upon a time /
France, house, castle, market, forest, street, pantry, river, library, Pierre’s mansion,
etc.
Summary :
In the
beginning of the story, the Grande Dame called The Brothers Grimm to her
palace, where the brothers discussed their interpretation about Cinderella
story and noticed a painting displayed in the room. The Grande Dame showed the
brothers a glass slipper and told them the story of Danielle. Once upon a time
in France, Auguste was a widower and also the father of Danielle. Danielle
never knew her real mother. Then, Auguste married Rodmilla, a wealthy women
with two daughters, Marguerite and Jacqueline. Before died, Auguste gave
Danielle a book. Ten years later, Danielle served her stepmother, Marguerite, and
Jacqueline in their home.
One day,
Danielle saw a man stealing her father's horse and hit him with apples until
she recognized that he was Prince Henry. Henry gave Danielle gold coin to
silent her. When Henry was in the forest, he encountered gypsies robbing Leonardo
da Vinci. Henry chased the thief and returned the Mona Lisa to Leonardo da
Vinci. Meanwhile, Danielle went to the castle to release Maurice, whom her
step-mother had sold to pay her debts. Henry heard Danielle argument with the
carriage guard and ordered Maurice's release. Maurice was free and soon he got
back to work at the house.
On another
day, Danielle and Henry were ambushed by gypsies after stumbled upon each other
by a ravine. Danielle resolved the issue and they were kissing for the first
time. The next morning, Danielle saw Rodmilla and Marguerite stealing her
mother's dress and slippers for Marguerite to wear to the castle. Marguerite
insulted Danielle about her mother's death, and Danielle punched Marguerite in
the face and chased her until Marguerite threatened to throw her father book
into the fireplace. Danielle returned her mother's slippers to Rodmilla in
exchange for the book, but Marguerite threw the book into the fireplace. After
Danielle is whipped, Jacqueline told Marguerite for not insulting Danielle's
mother again.
During a
lunch with Queen Marie, Rodmilla discovered that Danielle was the women that
Henry had been spending time with. Rodmilla locked Danielle in the pantry until
Danielle's childhood friend, Gustave, asked Leonardo da Vinci for help.
Leonardo da Vinci helped free Danielle and made her a pair of wings with her
mother's dress. When Danielle arrived at the castle, Rodmilla exposed
Danielle’s identity in front of Henry which caused him to be shocked and enraged.
Leonardo da Vinci found Danielle's slipper that she lost when fleeing the
castle. He rebuked Henry for his attitude and left him with the slipper.
Henry and
Gabriella (the Spanish princess) decided to wed, but Henry cancelled the
wedding. Henry searched for Danielle but found that Rodmilla had sold her to
Pierre. After Pierre wanted to kiss Danielle, she cut Pierre's face with a sword.
Henry arrived as Danielle left Pierre's mansion. He apologized and proposed to
Danielle by placing the glass slipper on her foot. Rodmilla and her daughters
were called to the castle. King Francis accused Rodmilla of lying to Queen
Marie about Danielle. Queen Marie decided to exile Rodmilla and Marguerite to
America. Danielle was introduced as Henry's wife. Rodmilla and Marguerite were
sentenced to work as royal laundry maids for the rest of their lives. After
Leonardo da Vinci gave Henry and Danielle a painting, they shared a kiss.
Danielle and Henry lived happily ever after in the castle.
Opinion
about storyline & costumes :
In my
opinion, the storyline is very interesting because it’s similar with the
original Cinderella story, but with some twist (for example, Leonardo da Vinci
acted as the fairy godfather, and Danielle could go to the castle by wearing an
incredible gown with wings designed by Leonardo da Vinci). The twist makes the
story different from the Cinderella which makes the audiences not too bored to
watch it. The costumes is also nice which shows us the clothes people wear in
the 16th century that brings the nostalgic feelings toward the
audience when seeing this movie. Some of the gown is quite hard to make because
the skirt is very big and it has a lot of jewellery to make it shiny and
luxurious (attracting our eyes). Overall, "Ever After" is a great movie
because it offers a wonderful love story. It teaches us that we have to love
someone sincerely from our deepest heart without any coercion and we have to
fight for our love no matter the situation is.
Recommendarion
:
In my
opinion, the audience that should watch this movie is dating couples because
this movie shows the true love triumphing over huge obstacles that is sure to
warm the hearts of dating couples. It teaches us that we have to love someone
geinuinely without any coercion and we have to fight for our true love no
matter the obstacles is which gives dating couples some inspiration about
having a good love relationship. I do not recommend this movie to be watched by
children of young ages because there are a lot of kissing scene that isn’t
appropriate for children to watch because because they are not old enough to
understand about love and can simply fall into sexual sin if they misunderstand
this movie. If the children want to see the film, parents have to teach them
that kissing before married is strictly prohibited by the dogma, so they will
not fall into sexual sin easily. Thank you.
EVER AFTER
Ever After is a romantic drama film inspired by the
Cinderella story. The action took place in the Château de Hautefort in the
Dordogne region of France. It is directed by Andy Tennant and starred by Drew
Barrymore as Danielle, Anjelica Huston as Rodmilla, and Dougray Scott as Prince
Henry. It is produced by Mireille Soria and Trancey Trench, together with the
Flower Films and 20th Century Fox Production Studio. It is released
on July 29, 1998, and premiered in the United States. The main theme of the
film is love, romances, desire, and escape-all of which are match with the
Cinderella story.
The story
begins with the Grande Dame called The Brothers Grimm to her palace, where the
brothers discussed their interpretation about Cinderella story and noticed a
painting displayed in the room. The Grande Dame showed the brothers a glass
slipper and told them the story of Danielle. Once upon a time in France,
Auguste was a widower and also the father of Danielle. Danielle never knew her
real mother. Then, Auguste married Rodmilla, a wealthy women with two
daughters, Marguerite and Jacqueline. Before died, Auguste gave Danielle a
book. Ten years later, Danielle served her stepmother, Marguerite, and
Jacqueline in their home.
One day,
Danielle saw a man stealing her father's horse and hit him with apples until
she recognized that he was Prince Henry. Henry gave Danielle gold coin to
silent her. When Henry was in the forest, he encountered gypsies robbing
Leonardo da Vinci. Henry chased the thief and returned the Mona Lisa to
Leonardo da Vinci. Meanwhile, Danielle went to the castle to release Maurice,
whom her step-mother had sold to pay her debts. Henry heard Danielle argument
with the carriage guard and ordered Maurice's release. Maurice was free and
soon he got back to work at the house.
On another
day, Danielle and Henry were ambushed by gypsies after stumbled upon each other
by a ravine. Danielle resolved the issue and they were kissing for the first
time. The next morning, Danielle saw Rodmilla and Marguerite stealing her
mother's dress and slippers for Marguerite to wear to the castle. Marguerite
insulted Danielle about her mother's death, and Danielle punched Marguerite in
the face and chased her until Marguerite threatened to throw her father book
into the fireplace. Danielle returned her mother's slippers to Rodmilla in
exchange for the book, but Marguerite threw the book into the fireplace. After
Danielle is whipped, Jacqueline told Marguerite for not insulting Danielle's
mother again.
During a
lunch with Queen Marie, Rodmilla discovered that Danielle was the women that
Henry had been spending time with. Rodmilla locked Danielle in the pantry until
Danielle's childhood friend, Gustave, asked Leonardo da Vinci for help.
Leonardo da Vinci helped free Danielle and made her a pair of wings with her
mother's dress. When Danielle arrived at the castle, Rodmilla exposed Danielle’s
identity in front of Henry which caused him to be shocked and enraged. Leonardo
da Vinci found Danielle's slipper that she lost when fleeing the castle. He
rebuked Henry for his attitude and left him with the slipper.
Henry and
Gabriella (the Spanish princess) decided to wed, but Henry cancelled the
wedding. Henry searched for Danielle but found that Rodmilla had sold her to
Pierre. After Pierre wanted to kiss Danielle, she cut Pierre's face with a
sword. Henry arrived as Danielle left Pierre's mansion. He apologized and
proposed to Danielle by placing the glass slipper on her foot. Rodmilla and her
daughters were called to the castle. King Francis accused Rodmilla of lying to
Queen Marie about Danielle. Queen Marie decided to exile Rodmilla and
Marguerite to America. Danielle was introduced as Henry's wife. Rodmilla and
Marguerite were sentenced to work as royal laundry maids for the rest of their
lives. After Leonardo da Vinci gave Henry and Danielle a painting, they shared
a kiss. Danielle and Henry lived happily ever after in the castle.
The plot of
the film is great and very interesting because it’s similar with the original
Cinderella story, but with some twist (for example, Leonardo da Vinci acted as
the fairy godfather, and Danielle could go to the castle by wearing an
incredible gown with wings designed by Leonardo da Vinci). The twist makes the
story different from the Cinderella which makes the audiences not too bored to
watch it. The costumes is also nice which shows us the clothes people wear in the
16th century that brings the nostalgic feelings toward the audience
when seeing this movie. Some of the gown is quite hard to make because the
skirt is very big and it has a lot of jewellery to make it shiny and luxurious
(attracting our eyes). Overall, "Ever After" is a great movie because
it offers a wonderful love story. It teaches us that we have to love someone
sincerely from our deepest heart without any coercion and we have to fight for
our love no matter the situation is.
In my
opinion, the audience that should watch this movie is dating couples because
this movie shows the true love triumphing over huge obstacles that is sure to
warm the hearts of dating couples. It teaches us that we have to love someone
geinuinely without any coercion and we have to fight for our true love no
matter the obstacles is which gives dating couples some inspiration about
having a good love relationship. Due to the action in the film, I do not
recommend this movie to be watched by children of young ages because there are
a lot of kissing scene that isn’t appropriate for children to watch because
because they are not old enough to understand about love and can simply fall
into sexual sin if they misunderstand this movie. If the children want to see
the film, parents have to teach them that kissing before married is strictly
prohibited by the dogma, so they will not fall into sexual sin easily.
Ever After is surely a movie worth
seeing, especially because it teaches us the true meaning of love which is
loving each other loyally from our deepest heart and we have to fight for our
love no matter the obstacles are. Even though the film is not appropriate for
children to watch it, it still teaches the right example of having love
relationship. The main element in having love relationship is loyal and without
it, we can’t fell the true meaning of love (the joy, the happiness, etc).
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