This lesson will focus on the characters and summary of ella enchanted. Burdened with the gift of obedience by a fairy godmother, ella searches for a. The storyline was full of colour and fun, with everything else in between. 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. Fans of gail carson levines novel, on which the movie was based, must have been happy to find out that anne hathaway did read ella enchanted before acting the part. Ella enchanted is a 2004 american fantasy romantic comedy film directed by tommy ohaver. 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. Ella enchanted is based on the book by gail carson levine. Jennifer higham, minnie driver, eric idle, steve coogan, jimi mistry, vivica a. Based on gail carson levines award winning novel, this is the story of ella.
The story is a retelling of cinderella featuring various mythical creatures including fairies, elves, ogres, gnomes, and giants. Deviantart is the worlds largest online social community for artists and art enthusiasts, allowing people to connect through the creation and sharing of art. Stephen john steve coogan born 14 october 1965 is a baftawinning english actor, standup comedian, impressionist, writer, and producer. 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. Aidan mcardle as slannen, an elf who wanted to become a lawyer. 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. Based on gail carson levines book, ella enchanted brings clever. 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. As ella gets older it becomes more difficult to keep the spell a secret from people. Ella enchanted by tommy ohaver anne hathaway, hugh dancy. On the day of her birth, ella is given a gift by her fairy godmother the gift of obedience, which is also a curse. Gail levine was working fulltime, and she spent almost four hours a day commuting to and from her job in manhattan.
Anne hathaway in ella enchanted 2004 anne hathaway and hugh dancy in ella. On the day of her birth, ella is given a gift by her fairy godmother the. 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. In 2006, levine went on to write fairest, a retelling of the story of snow white, set in the same world as ella enchanted. Lumleylucy punchjennifer highamminnie drivereric idlesteve cooganjimi. 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. Free will is an important theme of ella enchanted, as for much of the story, ella does not have free will. 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.
The film is loosely based on the book of the same name by gail carson levine. Gail carson levines first book for children, ella enchanted, was a newbery honor book. This simple errand soon turns into an amazing journey. Ella enchanted 2004 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In 2018, levine published ogre enchanted, a prequel to.
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. Heston is sir edgars talking pet snake and the secondary antagonist of the 2004 film ella enchanted. Tired of being taken advantage of, ella, with a talking book as her companion. 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. Voiced by steve coogan, heston is a reprehensible sneak that. My idea of what ellas second ballgown would look like, from the book ella enchanted. Ella herself is played by anne princess diaries hathaway, she of the distractingly huge eyes, perfect hair, and. When gail carson levine wrote ella enchanted, her very first novel, she had. Gail carson levines book was awarded the newbery honor in.
Ella enchanted is one of the most fantastic movies i have seen in the last few years. Levines other books include ever, a new york times bestseller. Fairest, a best book of the year for publishers weekly and school library journal, and a new york times bestseller. Dave at night, an ala notable book and best book for young adults. Ella enchanted is a newbery honor book written by gail carson levine and published in 1997. The movie is fun but stupid, hathaway is fun as usual but the story doesnt hold much substance running time. Anne hathaway is ella in the charming fairy tale adventure ella enchanted. 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. An enchanted book is an item that lets players add enchantments to certain items using an anvil. Anne hathaway, the delightful star of the princess diaries, is ella in the charming fairy tale adventure ella enchanted.
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. Ella enchanted, the novel on which the film is based. Tired of being taken advantage of, ella leaves home to find her fairy godmother and return her unwanted gift. He began his career as a voice artist for the satirical political puppet show spitting image, and would later join forces. This graph shows steve coogans score on our annual analysis of leading stars at the box office. Ella enchanted, the two princesses of bamarre, fairest by gail carson levine sep 30, 2008 4. 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. Ellas father marries an unpleasant woman whose two abusive daughters do their utmost to make ella anne hathaway miserable. 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. 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.
Even as it places dramatic obstacles in ellas path, the movie. In fact, hathaway read the book when she was just 16, years before the movie started filming, because miramax gave her the book. At last readers get a reasonable explanation for cinderellas meek behavior. The actors were perfect for their parts, none of them seemed out of place in the fairytale world. Ella enchanted, tommy ohaver, anne hathaway, hugh dancy, cary elwes, aidan mcardle, joanna lumley, lucy punch, jennifer higham, minnie driver. Elwes and heston the snakethe slimy voice of steve coogan is wonderful. 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. Though perilous, ellas adventures turn out to be necessary obstacles in the path toward finding herself, and maybe even true love along the way. Ella enchanted, by gail levine, tells the story of an ordinary girl struggling under the weight of an extraordinary curse. Ella lives in a magical world in which each child, at the moment of their birth, is given a virtuous gift from a fairy godmother. Ella enchanted inspired dog names popular male and.
Cast and crew credits for ella enchanted, 2004, directed by tommy ohaver, with anne hathaway, hugh dancy, vivica a. Writing ella enchanted gave levine a chance to explore the missing details in fairy tales that hadnt bothered her as a kid. Steve coogan as heston, edgars pet snake and royal advisor. Starring anne hathaway and hugh dancy, the film plays with the usual fairy tale genre. Under no circumstances can ella refuse anything she is asked to do. 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.
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. A persons worst nightmare is carried out in the hilarious and musical film and book ella enchanted by gail carson levine 1997. A new take on the classic fairy tale of cinderella. She exhibits another themedeterminationto recover her lost free will, which grants her agency and independence. 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. With anne hathaway, hugh dancy, cary elwes, joanna lumley. Gail carson levine s 1997 book ella enchanted won a newbery honor award for childrens fiction and has a small but loyal following. The story follows the sweet and witty cinderella, or ella, as she goes about her daily life.
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