Product: The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella [VHS] (1977)
Rating: 5.0
fiiiiiiinally
my aunt taped this movie and watched it something like fifty times until the picture got really fuzzy. then i borrowed it from her and watched it about another fifty times, and the tape is about to fall apart. i tried to find a copy of it online, but i kept typing "The Rose and the Slipper" so i never got any results. i finally saw it on tv the other day (strange coincidence) and made myself remember the exact title. and i found it! as sappy movies go, this is one of the best i've seen. the movie is romantic and funny at the same time, and no matter how many times you watch it you find yourself catching things you didn't catch before. i thought the king was one of the funniest characters, but i loved the fairy godmother best of all. and instead of making cinderella a complete goody-goody, like the fairytale paints her, gemma craven portrays her in a way that's easier to identify with. (yes, she _hates_ her stepmother.) meanwhile, instead of having the prince be some silent minor character, (think the disney movie. did he say...one line?) they focus a lot of the story on him. watch this movie!