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Cinderella
1950 74 min United States of America G 0+
★8.3
Family, Fantasy, Animation, Romance
Director: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske
🎭 Based on
«Cinderella»
byCharles Perrault
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Description
Cinderella has faith her dreams of a better life will come true. With help from her loyal mice friends and a wave of her Fairy Godmother's wand, Cinderella's rags are magically turned into a glorious gown and off she goes to the Royal Ball. But when the clock strikes midnight, the spell is broken, leaving a single glass slipper... the only key to the ultimate fairy-tale ending!
Budget:
$2.9M
US Gross:
$93.14M
Worldwide:
$263.6M
Starring
Ilene Woods
Actor
Eleanor Audley
Actor
Verna Felton
Actor
Awards
Berlin International Film Festival 1951
— Golden Bear for Best Musical
Berlin International Film Festival 1951
— Audience Award: Grand Bronze Plate
Venice Film Festival 1950
— Special Award
Venice Film Festival 1950
— Golden Lion
Berlin International Film Festival 1960
— Golden Bear
Berlin International Film Festival 1951
— Golden Bear for Best Musical
Berlin International Film Festival 1951
— Audience Award: Grand Bronze Plate
Venice Film Festival 1950
— Special Award
Key opinion
Disney's 1950 Cinderella is widely regarded as a visually masterful cornerstone of Golden Age animation that captures a sense of timeless magic. However, opinions diverge sharply regarding the protagonist's agency, with some viewers praising her quiet patience and resilience, while others criticize her perceived passivity and reliance on external magic.
| Production | The film stands as a triumph of hand-drawn animation, offering a level of visual beauty and soul that endures despite its age. | |
| Score | The musical sequences and charming songs are integral to the film's enchanting and memorable atmosphere. | |
| Screenplay | The inclusion of animal sidekicks like the mice provides humor and entertainment, though some argue they occupy too much screen time at the expense of character depth. | |
| Theme | The characterization of Cinderella is a point of contention; some see her as a model of patient, quiet assertiveness, while others view her as a naive, dependent figure lacking true agency. | |
| Screenplay | The reliance on a fairy-tale resolution and the lack of social subtext leave some viewers feeling the narrative is overly simplistic or morally stagnant. |