Cinderella (2002 film)

Cinderella
Cinderella
Directed by	Semen Horov
Written by	Anton Fridlyand
Produced by	Vlad Ryashin; Alexander Fayfman
Starring	Yulia Mavrina; Nikolay Baskov; Valery Leontiev; Valery Meladze; Lolita Milyavskaya
Cinematography	Alexey Stepanov
Music by	Konstantin Meladze
Production; companies	Channel One Russia; Inter; Melorama Production
Release date	2002;
Running time	114 minutes
Countries	Russia; Ukraine
Language	Russian

Cinderella (Russian: Золушка) is a 2002 Russian-Ukrainian musical film produced by Melorama Production in association with Channel One (Russia) and Inter (Ukraine), under direction of Semen Horov in 2002.^[1]

Plot

The king struggles to find a wife for his son, who is solely interested in science. An astrologer advises the king to host a grand royal ball. Cinderella, eager to attend, is forced by her stepmother and stepsisters to make dresses for them. Once the dresses are ready, they leave her behind with additional chores. However, her fairy godmother appears and helps her get to the ball, with one condition: she must return by midnight. At the ball, Cinderella meets the prince, who instantly falls in love with her. They dance and enjoy the evening until the clock strikes twelve, and Cinderella flees, leaving behind a glass slipper.

Meanwhile, Cinderella's stepmother demands a royal title for herself, and the stepsisters attend a concert by their favorite troubadour. The next day, longing to find Cinderella, the prince convinces the king to travel through the towns to find the girl who fits the glass slipper. Eventually, they arrive at Cinderella’s home, where the stepsisters and stepmother, pushing Cinderella aside, try on the slipper, but it doesn’t fit. Cinderella then tries on the glass slipper and reveals the matching pair. Recognizing her, the prince brings Cinderella to the palace, where they celebrate their wedding.

Cast

Yulia Mavrina as Cinderella
Nikolay Baskov as The Prince
Valery Leontiev as The King
Valery Meladze as Cinderella's Father
Lolita Milyavskaya as Stepmother
Andrey Danilko as Brunhilda - First Wicked Stepsister
Inna Belokon (Yeryomenko) as Dafna - Second Wicked Stepsister
Vladimir Goryansky as Court Astrologer
Vitaly Linetsky as Court Doctor
Larisa Dolina as Godmother
Taisia Povaliy as Matchmaker
Oleh Skrypka as Troubadour
Olha Sumska as The Duchess
Georgy Drozd as Major-domo
Nu Virgos:
- Alena Vinnitskaya as Scandinavian Princess
- Nadia Meiher as Japanese Princess
- Anna Sedokova as English Princess
Yevhen Paperny as Owl (voice)