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Cinderella: a perfect match, an 1818 painting by Jean-Antoine Laurent One of the most popular versions of Cinderella was written in French by Charles Perrault in 1697, under the name Cendrillon ou la petite pantoufle de verre. The popularity of his tale was due to his additions to the story, including the pumpkin, the fairy-godmother and the ...
Charles Perrault (/ p ɛ ˈ r oʊ / peh-ROH, US also / p ə ˈ r oʊ / pə-ROH, French: [ʃaʁl pɛʁo]; 12 January 1628 – 16 May 1703) was a French author and member of the Académie Française. He laid the foundations for a new literary genre, the fairy tale , with his works derived from earlier folk tales , published in his 1697 book ...
Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper is a book adapted and illustrated by Marcia Brown. Released by Charles Scribner's Sons , the book is a retelling of the story of Cinderella as written by Charles Perrault , and was the recipient of the Caldecott Medal for illustration in 1955.
Méliès had previously adapted Cinderella thirteen years earlier, in an 1899 film which had been his first big success. [1] The 1913 Cinderella can be considered a remake of the earlier film, but both are derived from the original Perrault tale. [2] The film was made in the summer and autumn of 1912. [3]
It is based upon the fairy tale Cinderella, particularly the French version Cendrillon, ou la petite pantoufle de verre ("Cinderella, or The Little Glass Slipper"), by Charles Perrault. The story concerns a young woman forced into a life of servitude by her cruel stepmother and self-centered stepsisters, who dreams of a better life.
Here's what we do know for sure: until they were collected by early catalogers Giambattista Basile, Charles Perrault, and The Brothers Grimm, fairy tales were shared orally. And, a look at the sources cited in these first collections reveals that the tellers of these tales — at least during the Grimms' heydey — were women.
Ever After (known in promotional material as Ever After: A Cinderella Story) is a 1998 American romantic period drama film inspired by the Charles Perrault fairy tale "Cinderella". It is directed by Andy Tennant and stars Drew Barrymore , Anjelica Huston , Dougray Scott and Jeanne Moreau .
"Donkeyskin" (French: Peau d'Âne) is a French literary fairytale written in verse by Charles Perrault. It was first published in 1695 in a small volume and republished in 1697 in Perrault's Histoires ou contes du temps passé. [1] Andrew Lang included it, somewhat euphemized, in The Grey Fairy Book.