Cinderella (1997 film)

Debra Martin Chase Robyn Crawford

Cinderellas Fairy Godmother Whitney Houston explains that nothing is impossible in this magical kingdom. In the village, Cinderella Brandy struggles under the weight of the purchases of her illtempered Stepmother Bernadette Peters and her spiteful stepsisters Minerva Natalie DesselleReid and Calliope Veanne Cox. Cinderellas imagination wanders The Sweetest Sounds. Disguised as a peasant, Prince Christopher Paolo Montalban is also strolling through the marketplace. The two meet when the Prince rushes over to help Cinderella after she is nearly crushed by the royal carriage. They begin to talk and realize they are both dissatisfied with their sheltered lives. She is charmed by his sincere, direct nature, while he is drawn to her naive honesty and purity. Their conversation is cut off when Cinderellas Stepmother scolds her for talking to a stranger. The Prince reluctantly leaves, but tells Cinderella that he hopes to see her again.Back at the palace, the Prince tries to explain his sense of isolation to his loyal valet Lionel Jason Alexander, who frantically upbraids him for his clandestine venture into the village. He learns that his mother Queen Constantina Whoopi Goldberg is making preparations for a ball where he is to select a suitable bride from all the eligible maidens in the kingdom. The Prince wishes to fall in love the oldfashioned way his father King Maximilian Victor Garber understands, but the Queen will not listen, and Lionel is dispatched to proclaim that The Prince is Giving a Ball. Meanwhile, the Stepmother is determined to see one of her graceless, obnoxious and selfindulgent daughters chosen as the Princes bride at the ball she begins to plan their big night. Cinderella wonders if she, too, might go to the Princes ball. Finding the idea humorous, Stepmother reminds Cinderella of her lowly station and warns against dreams of joy, success, and splendor. Disappointed, Cinderella dreams of a world away from her cold and loveless life In My Own Little Co

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