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      The Glass Slipper

      Released Mar 24, 1955 1 hr. 34 min. Kids & Family Musical Romance List
      Reviews 65% 250+ Ratings Audience Score In a retelling of the "Cinderella" tale, young orphan Ella (Leslie Caron) lives with her unpleasant stepmother (Elsa Lanchester) and stepsisters (Amanda Blake, Lisa Daniels), essentially working as their housekeeper. When the local prince (Michael Wilding) returns from school, a ball is announced. Around that time, Ella meets the prince, who is disguised as the son of the palace chef, and the two fall in love. When she manages to attend the ball, his revealed identity causes quite a stir. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Jan 01 Buy Now

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      s r It has its moments, but not those that last. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review bill t a bit of an oddball Cinderella tale here. I did like the modern approach without a lot of magic, but there are elements in the story that were a little bizarre, almost surreal. the ballet stuff didn't really do much for me, and this film probably had the worst day for night shots ever. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Leslie Caron was a good choice to play the lead in MGM's uneven musical version of "Cinderella;" there's more talk than music, and Michael Wilding is an uncomfortable prince. One nice song, "Take My Love." Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Great Ballet Musical starring Leslie Caron in 1955 Cinderella with awesome short hair style! The Prince Charles and Princess Diana! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review dave j Tuesday, June 3, 2014 (1955) The Glass Slipper ROMANTIC MUSICAL FANTASY DRAMA Aside from the ballet dancing, this is probably the most realistic version of "Cinderella" anyone is ever going to see, since there's hardly any special effects, rather use actual human qualities and complicated situations instead. In other words, even the step sisters consist to have some relatable characteristics. And that the step mother is not all evil, pointing out that I am one of few who preferred not to be tied to just one version to the popular fairy tale written by Charles Perrault since the Disney version was also wasn't faithful to what was initially written just because the cartoon was especially made for children. The small plot that's more of a backdrop to the musical/ ballet sequences has the prince passing through the village with the announcement of finding the girl he want to marry with "Cinderella" played by Leslie Caron not knowing what the prince actually looked like. And by chance, consistently bump into each other while Cinderella was day dreaming by the river. In this movie, the prince, played by Michael Wilding pretends to be somebody else, like in this case the royal cook for the prince. And the fairy godmother isn't like what viewers are going to be accustomed to as well. 3 out of 4 stars Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Leslie Caron is a charming Cinderella and there is some very magical production design, but there are some pretty dull stretches of dialogue and the dance numbers are pretty stagy (actually taking place on a stage even). I love Caron, but she can only carry this duo film so far. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine As a sort of successor to Lili, this Hollywood version of the Cinderella story has another charming performance by pixieish Leslie Caron and some pleasant music and dancing. Nov 11, 2019 Full Review Rachel Wagner rachelsreviews.net The main strength of this version is the amazing dancing. Rated: B- Apr 30, 2019 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Aside from being charming it never excites as much as it satisfies for being so competent and musically sound. Rated: B Jul 29, 2010 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis In a retelling of the "Cinderella" tale, young orphan Ella (Leslie Caron) lives with her unpleasant stepmother (Elsa Lanchester) and stepsisters (Amanda Blake, Lisa Daniels), essentially working as their housekeeper. When the local prince (Michael Wilding) returns from school, a ball is announced. Around that time, Ella meets the prince, who is disguised as the son of the palace chef, and the two fall in love. When she manages to attend the ball, his revealed identity causes quite a stir.
      Director
      Charles Walters
      Screenwriter
      Helen Deutsch
      Production Co
      Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
      Genre
      Kids & Family, Musical, Romance
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Mar 24, 1955, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jan 1, 2009
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