Cinderella (Live Action) Blu-ray

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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play The story of “ Cinderella” follows the fortunes of young Ella (Lily James) whose merchant father remarries following the death of her mother Eager to support her loving father Ella welcomes her new Stepmother (Cate Blanchett) & her daughters Anastasia (Holliday Grainger) & Drisella (Sophie Mc Shera) into the family home But when Ella’s father unexpectedly passes away she finds herself at the mercy of a jealous & cruel new family Soon she is forced to become their servant disrespected covered in ashes & spitefully renamed Cinderella Yet despite the cruelty inflicted upon her Ella will not give in to despair nor despise those who mistreat her & she continues to remain positive determined to honor her mother’s dying words & to “have courage & be kind” When Ella meets a dashing stranger in the woods unaware that he is really the Prince (Richard Madden) & not merely Kit an apprentice at the palace she believes she has finally found a kindred soul It appears her fortunes may be about to change when the King (Derek Jacobi) summons all maidens in the kingdom to attend a royal ball at the palace raising Ella’s hopes of once again encountering the charming Kit Alas her Stepmother forbids her to attend & callously destroys her dress Meanwhile the calculating Grand Duke (Stellan Skarsgård) devises a plan to thwart the Prince’s hopes of reuniting with Ella & enlists the support of the devious Stepmother But as in all good fairy tales help is at hand Soon a kindly beggar woman (Helena Bonham Carter) steps forward & armed with a pumpkin a few mice & a magic wand changes Cinderella’s life forever