Not really the kind of film I watch, but I was a little curious about how they would tell the story of Cinderella in Eastern Europe without the presence of an overblown Disney animated feature. They definitively made some changes although the basic story is still the same
Cinderella is still the downtrodden maid to her evil stepmother and stepsister, The director Vaclav Vorlicek apparently thought one stepsister was enough. There is no magic pumpkin or cute mice in this version. In fact they even got rid of the fairy godmother. Instead Cinderella ends up with hazelnuts that have three magic wishes. Cinderella also seems to be able to talk to the animals like Doctor Doolittle. Well you can kind of guess the rest from here. Cinderella uses her wishes to go to the ball, meets the prince loses her shoe etc.
Vaclav Vorlicek is the same director who filmed the very funny science fiction film
Who Wants To Kill Jessie. However the time Vorlicek is aiming for something a little more mellow and sweet. This is after all a children's story.
Vorlicek filmed
Three Wishes For Cinderella during the winter which gives it an intriguing kind of mystical look.
The performances are as expected emphasized to play up the romantic and fantasy elements of the story. An interesting film to take a look at.
The film was written by František Pavlíček, the running time is 83 minutes.
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