
Thefilmstartswiththewords,"Thisisaveryoldfairytalethatwasfirsttoldmanycenturiesagoandstilllives,andeverybodytellsitinadifferentway".Thecreatorsofthefilm"Zolushka",1947("Cinderella"),toldthisoldstorywithsomuchtenderness,humor,kindness,andstylethatitwillbelovedandwatchedbyspectatorsofmanygenerations,pastandfuture,childrenandadultsalike."Cinderella"isthefilmoflastingandneveragingcharm.Itsdirectingiseffortless,thefamiliarplotneverfailstocaptivate,themusicbyAntonioSpadavekkiaisenchantingandabsolutelyfitsthemagicofthefilm.TheoldstoryisretoldbyYevgeniShvarts(whoalsowrotethescreenplaystothemasterpiecesofRussianCinema"ToKillaDragon"(1991),"OrdinaryWonder"(1978),"TwelveChairs"(1977),and"DonQuixote"(1957)),andheaddedthejokesthatarestillfunnyandbitingafteralltheseyears.Ijusthavetosayacoupleofwordsaboutacting.ThebestRussianactorsofthetimeparticipatedinthe"Cinderella".IwouldneverforgetatouchybutkindKing(ErastGarin),tenderandlovingZolushka(YaninaZhejmo,whowas38whenshetookarolebutshewasabsolutelybelievableas16yearoldZolushka),andoneofmyfavoriteactressesofalltime,oneandonlyFainaRanevskayaasanevilbutunforgettableStepmotherwhobelievesthatwithherpowerfulconnectionsshewillruletheMagicKingdom.







