Cinderella the Cat

2017

1h 26m

Fantasy

Animation

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67%

Tomatometer

6 Reviews

68%

Audience Score

Fewer than 50 Ratings

Cenerentola tries to escape from the evil schemes of her stepmother and stepsisters while living aboard the Megaride, a ship stuck in the port of Naples.

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Jay Weissberg

Variety

Slick, creative animation and largely enjoyable music make Cinderella the Cat one of the best Italian animated films of recent years.

Sep 26, 2018

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Boyd van Hoeij

Hollywood Reporter

The classic fairytale gets an unexpectedly dark and adult update in Cinderella the Cat (Gatta cenerentola), a strikingly animated tale.

Sep 26, 2018

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Charles Solomon

Los Angeles Times

The filmmakers seem to have been trying for the kind of animated film noir that has been done so skillfully in Japan, but "Cinderella the Cat" never approaches that level.

Dec 7, 2017

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Lee Marshall

Screen International

Engagingly plotted, this hard-boiled fairytale has a potentially wider audience than Rak's debut, especially on home ground in Italy, as well as in animation-friendly France and Belgium.

Oct 15, 2018

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Jennie Kermode

Eye for Film

It has demonstrated that it can appeal to viewers across national borders, and it will be of particular interest to those intrigued by the origins and complexities of the Cinderella tale.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 1, 2018

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Sarah Boslaugh

TheArtsStl

...even when graded on a curve, Cinderella the Cat, now playing at Fantasia 2018, is disappointing.

Rated: 5/10

Jul 29, 2018

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Audience Member

I believe the main character is the mother. She is the only woman who lives in her love fantasy and finally awakes from it. She is the grown-up Cinderella, and I get this conclusion because she wears the same white dress as the cat. She saw the bird flying away while waiting to die for her sins is the most beautiful scene in the movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Audience Member

I saw this movie last night at its US premiere in Hollywood and I was blown away by everything. The graphics, the script, the symbolism, social commentary, A non-stop ride that never goes dull for even a moment. So rich and in the vein of the Italian masters. What a treat! I look forward to see what else writer/director Ivan Cappiello will come up with!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Audience Member

The real strenght of this film lies beneath its beautiful visual effects and a score that mixes classical neapolitan melodies, jazz and rock, and the audience is completely and nicely swept up by all this.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Ivan Cappiello

Director

Marino Guarnieri

Director

Alessandro Rak

Director

Dario Sansone

Director

Massimiliano Gallo

Salvatore Lo Giusto

Maria Pia Calzone

Angelica Carannante

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Synopsis

Cenerentola tries to escape from the evil schemes of her stepmother and stepsisters while living aboard the Megaride, a ship stuck in the port of Naples.

Director: Ivan Cappiello, Marino Guarnieri, Alessandro Rak, Dario Sansone
Screenwriter: Ivan Cappiello, Marino Guarnieri, Alessandro Rak, Dario Sansone, Marianna Garofalo, Corrado Morra, Italo Scialdone
Production Co: Tramp Ltd.
Genre: Fantasy, Animation
Original Language: Italian
Runtime: 1h 26m