Ella hathaway lives in a magical world in which each child, at the moment of their birth, is given a virtuous gift from a fairy godmother. Lumleylucy punchjennifer highamminnie drivereric idlesteve cooganjimi. Anne hathaway, the delightful star of the princess diaries, is ella in the charming fairy tale adventure ella enchanted. A new take on the classic fairy tale of cinderella. The film is loosely based on the book of the same name by gail carson levine. Ella enchanted, tommy ohaver, anne hathaway, hugh dancy, cary elwes, aidan mcardle, joanna lumley, lucy punch, jennifer higham, minnie driver. A romantic fairy tale with a contempo pop culture sensibility, ella enchanted draws from the well of everything from the princess bride to ever after, from shrek to a knights tale in. Fox to watch the witless, hamfisted attempt at fairytale romance that is ella enchanted, youd never know the book its based on is actually rather clever and charming.
In 2006, levine went on to write fairest, a retelling of the story of snow white, set in the same world as ella enchanted. Burdened with the gift of obedience by a fairy godmother, ella searches for a way to lift the curse that prevents her from pursuing her dreams. Gail carson levines book was awarded the newbery honor in. Fairest, a best book of the year for publishers weekly and school library journal, and a new york times bestseller. Ella enchanted is 100 minutes straight of trope after endless overdone trope, cgi enhanced castles, juvenile slapstick, vaudevillecaricature that is ignorant of its own campiness, a terribly written screenplay with grating pacing, indecisiveness of which theme and genre mashups theyre going for, but worst of all weirdly uncomfortable sexual innuendo. Based on gail carson levines award winning novel, this is the story of ella. Ella is under a spell to be constantly obedient, a fact she must hide from her new stepfamily in order to protect the prince of the land, her friend for whom shes falling. Ella enchanted 2004 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Levines other books include ever, a new york times bestseller. Ella enchanted also features cary elwes, who has starred in a fantasy feature himself the widely acclaimed the princess bride, hugh dancy, and patrick bergin, among others. Ella enchanted is a 2004 american fantasy romantic comedy film directed by tommy ohaver and written by karen mccullah lutz and kirsten smith loosely based on gail carson levines 1997 novel of the same name. This simple errand soon turns into an amazing journey. On the day of her birth, ella is given a gift by her fairy godmother the. Steve coogan, who trained at the manchester polytechnic school of theatre, is widely recognized for his breakout character of alan partridge from television series like the day today 19942004, knowing me, knowing you.
Dave at night, an ala notable book and best book for young adults. Adapted from author gail carson levines awardwinning childrens book of the same name, the miramaxfinanced modern fantasy ella enchanted is directed by tommy ohaver and stars the princess. Deviantart is the worlds largest online social community for artists and art enthusiasts, allowing people to connect through the creation and sharing of art. In this version ella is given the gift of obedience at birth by a fairy, and she has no choice but to obey any command, by anybody. Ella enchanted is a newbery honor book written by gail carson levine and published in 1997. Ella enchanted, the two princesses of bamarre, fairest by gail carson levine sep 30, 2008 4. Ella enchanted is based on the book by gail carson levine. The actors were perfect for their parts, none of them seemed out of place in the fairytale world. An enchanted book is an item that lets players add enchantments to certain items using an anvil. Under no circumstances can ella refuse anything she is asked to do. He began his career as a voice artist for the satirical political puppet show spitting image, and would later join forces.
She exhibits another themedeterminationto recover her lost free will, which grants her agency and independence. When gail carson levine wrote ella enchanted, her very first novel, she had. Cast and crew credits for ella enchanted, 2004, directed by tommy ohaver, with anne hathaway, hugh dancy, vivica a. Tired of being taken advantage of, ella, with a talking book as her companion. This simple errand soon turns into an amazing journey filled with ogres, giants, wicked stepsisters, elves, and the plotting of prince charmonts evil uncle who wants to take over the crown and. Ella enchanted is one of the most fantastic movies i have seen in the last few years. Anne hathaway is ella in the charming fairy tale adventure ella enchanted.
On the day of her birth, ella is given the gift of obedience, which is also a curse. This lesson will focus on the characters and summary of ella enchanted. With anne hathaway, hugh dancy, cary elwes, joanna lumley. Stephen john steve coogan born 14 october 1965 is a baftawinning english actor, standup comedian, impressionist, writer, and producer. The movie is fun but stupid, hathaway is fun as usual but the story doesnt hold much substance running time. Ella enchanted 2004 t 1h 36m movies based on childrens books burdened with the gift of obedience by a fairy godmother, ella searches for a way to lift the curse that prevents her from pursuing her dreams. Free will is an important theme of ella enchanted, as for much of the story, ella does not have free will. Starring anne hathaway and hugh dancy, the film plays with the usual fairy tale genre. Adapted from author gail carson levines awardwinning childrens book of the same name, the miramaxfinanced modern fantasy ella enchanted is directed by tommy ohaver and stars the princess diaries alumna anne hathaway. Burdened with the gift of obedience by a fairy godmother, ella searches for a. Ella enchanted inspired dog names popular male and. He began his career in the 1980s as a voice actor on the satirical puppet show spitting image and providing voiceovers for. Gail levine was working fulltime, and she spent almost four hours a day commuting to and from her job in manhattan.
Steve coogan has 21 books on goodreads with 18021 ratings. Aidan mcardle as slannen, an elf who wanted to become a lawyer. As ella gets older it becomes more difficult to keep the spell a secret from people. Ella enchanted is a rich and imaginative retelling of the cinderella story as a young adult novel.
Steve coogan as heston, edgars pet snake and royal advisor. Ella enchanted is a 2004 american fantasy romantic comedy film directed by tommy ohaver. Jennifer higham, minnie driver, eric idle, steve coogan, jimi mistry, vivica a. Writing ella enchanted gave levine a chance to explore the missing details in fairy tales that hadnt bothered her as a kid. My idea of what ellas second ballgown would look like, from the book ella enchanted. This graph shows steve coogans score on our annual analysis of leading stars at the box office. Based on gail carson levines book, ella enchanted brings clever. On the day of her birth, ella is given a gift by her fairy godmother the gift of obedience, which is also a curse.
At last readers get a reasonable explanation for cinderellas meek behavior. B ased on the gail carson levine book but, apparently, only in the most superficial way, ella enchanted is about a girl living in a mythical land thats kind of a hodgepodge of different fairytale archetypes think of the brothers grimm after suburban gentrification. Gail carson levines first book for children, ella enchanted, was a newbery honor book. Ella is magically forced to obey any order given to her no matter what it is. Anne hathaway in ella enchanted 2004 anne hathaway and hugh dancy in ella. The star score represents points assigned to each of the leading stars of the top 100 movies based on box office in the current year and two preceding years. Anne hathaway, hugh dancy, cary elwes, minnie driver, steve coogan, eric idle anne hathaway, the delightful star of the princess diaries, is ella in the charming fairy tale adventure ella enchanted. Tired of being taken advantage of, ella leaves home to find her fairy godmother and return her unwanted gift. Gail carson levine s 1997 book ella enchanted won a newbery honor award for childrens fiction and has a small but loyal following. Though perilous, ellas adventures turn out to be necessary obstacles in the path toward finding herself, and maybe even true love along the way. Anne hathaway, hugh dancy, cary elwes, minnie driver, vivica a. In fact, hathaway read the book when she was just 16, years before the movie started filming, because miramax gave her the book. Even as it places dramatic obstacles in ellas path, the movie.
The storyline was full of colour and fun, with everything else in between. Ella enchanted is a fantasy romantic comedy, a kind of cinderellaesque fairy tale, with a great ensemble cast, including anne hathaway, hugh dancy, aidan mcardle, cary elwes, minnie driver, eric idle, steve coogan, joanna lumley, vivica a. Ella enchanted by tommy ohaver anne hathaway, hugh dancy. The story follows the sweet and witty cinderella, or ella, as she goes about her daily life. The story is a retelling of cinderella featuring various mythical creatures including fairies, elves, ogres, gnomes, and giants. Ellas father marries an unpleasant woman whose two abusive daughters do their utmost to make ella anne hathaway miserable. Ella herself is played by anne princess diaries hathaway, she of the distractingly huge eyes, perfect hair, and. A persons worst nightmare is carried out in the hilarious and musical film and book ella enchanted by gail carson levine 1997. Tired of being taken advantage of, ella, with a talking book as her companion, leaves home to find her fairy godmother and return her unwanted gift. Elwes and heston the snakethe slimy voice of steve coogan is wonderful. Ella enchanted, by gail levine, tells the story of an ordinary girl struggling under the weight of an extraordinary curse.
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