She also demands that Ella ensure Drisella and Anastasia get proper husbands as well. Lady Tremaine, having figured out her identity from her attitude after the ball, demands that Ella make her the head of the royal household once she becomes queen. Once it's announced that every maiden in the kingdom is to try on the slipper, Ella excitedly goes to her room to get the other slipper, only to find her stepmother waiting for her with it in her hand. Soon after, the King dies, but not before giving his son permission to find his true love. She manages to get away before the stroke of midnight and hides the other slipper in her room as a memento. But before he can learn her name, the clock strikes 11:59, forcing her to flee and accidentally dropping one of her glass slippers at the palace stairs in the process. After dancing, Ella and Kit tour the palace and grounds together, slowly falling in love. This irritates the Grand Duke ( Stellan Skarsgård), who secretly promised Kit to Princess Chelina of Zaragosa - a fact that Lady Tremaine overhears. She wins the coveted first dance with him, whose true identity she's pleasantly surprised to learn. She then transforms Ella's dress into a gorgeous blue gown, complete with a delicate pair of glass slippers before sending her on her way with the warning that the spell only lasts until midnight.Īt the ball, the entire court is entranced by Ella, especially Kit. The Fairy Godmother subsequently turns a pumpkin into a magnificent carriage, four mice into horses, two lizards into footmen, and a goose into a coachman. She encounters an old beggar woman, who reveals herself to be her Fairy Godmother ( Helena Bonham Carter). This seemingly breaks Ella's spirit, and she runs into the garden in tears. But Lady Tremaine, claiming that her mere presence will disgrace them, leads her daughters into ripping up the dress before leaving without her. On the night of the ball, Ella tries to join her stepfamily on the way out. However, when Lady Tremaine refuses to buy Ella a new dress, Ella fixes up an old dress of her mother's with help from the mice. When the ball is announced, the Tremaine family is ecstatic at the prospect of marrying into royalty. Despite the law saying that he must marry a princess, Kit can't get over the mystery girl, and deals with his father into letting every eligible maiden in the land attend. Upon learning that he has little time left, the King insists that Kit finds a bride at an upcoming ball. Despite never learning her name, Kit (a nickname given to him by his father) is enchanted by Ella's charm, kindness, and unique outlook on life and becomes infatuated with her. Unknown to her, he is actually the only son of the land's dying king ( Derek Jacobi). She meets one of the hunters ( Richard Madden), who claims to be an apprentice named Kit who lives in the palace.
She is forbidden to eat with them, and spitefully renamed "Cinderella" after waking covered with soot from the fireplace.Ĭrushed by their cruelty, Ella goes for a ride into the woods, where she encounters a hunting party. Relegated to nothing more than a servant, she is subjected to cruel mistreatment by her stepmother and stepsisters. Not long after her father's death, Lady Tremaine dismisses the servants, leaving only Ella to do their work. Taking advantage of Ella's hospitality, she persuades her to give up her room for Drisella and Anastasia, presumably temporarily, while Ella retires to the attic with only her mouse friends to keep her company. This new loss results in Lady Tremaine revealing her true cold, cruel, and jealous nature. His own daughter merely asks for the first branch that brushes against his shoulder on the way. Soon after, Ella's father goes abroad on business, promising his stepdaughters gifts of luxury. Ella welcomes her stepfamily warmly, despite the stepsisters' unpleasant attitudes and her needing to protect her mouse friends from her stepmother's cat, Lucifer. Years later, when Ella ( Lily James) is a teenager, her father (Ben Chaplin) marries Lady Tremaine ( Cate Blanchett), the widow of an old acquaintance, who has two daughters of her own, Drisella ( Sophie McShera) and Anastasia ( Holliday Grainger). On her deathbed, she makes Ella promise that she will always have courage and show kindness to others. Everything is perfect until her mother contracts an illness and dies. From a young age, she is taught by her mother ( Hayley Atwell) to believe in the existence of magic, allowing her to befriend many animals on the estate, particularly the mice. Ella (Eloise Webb) lives with her wealthy parents on a beautiful estate in a peaceful kingdom.
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