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Cinderella

18996 minFrance
FantasyRomance

Synopsis

Cinderella's household duties give way to a magical transformation that allows her to attend the ball. Splendid clothing and an extraordinary departure briefly carry her beyond the world that treats her as a servant. The approach of midnight threatens the enchantment, leaving a slipper to connect the anonymous visitor with the young woman who must return home.

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Original language
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs
5:41
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No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

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Wikimedia Commons · Georges Méliès · Public domain

Cast

DirectorsGeorges Méliès

Inspirations

Méliès adapts Charles Perrault's fairy tale through a succession of theatrical scenes. Gustave Doré's illustrations helped shape the visual design, linking the familiar storybook world with the possibilities of camera trickery.

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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.

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  • Jeanne d'Alcy — Léopold-Émile Reutlinger; DALCY_SIP. 947. Photo Reutlinger · Public domain
  • Georges Méliès — Georges Méliès; Publicity materials for an exhibition at La Caixa Foundation: http://press.lacaixa.es/socialprojects/exhibiton-georges-melies-magic-of-cinema-caixaforum-barcelona-eng__816-c-17952__.html · Public domain

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