Andy Tennant	...	(Director)
Charles Perrault, Susannah Grant	...	(Writer)
Drew Barrymore	...	Danielle De Barbarac
Anjelica Huston	...	Baroness Rodmilla De Ghent
Dougray Scott	...	Prince Henry
Patrick Godfrey	...	Leonardo da Vinci
Megan Dodds	...	Marguerite De Ghent
Melanie Lynskey	...	Jacqueline De Ghent
Timothy West	...	King Francis
Judy Parfitt	...	Queen Marie
Jeroen Krabbé	...	Auguste De Barbarac
Lee Ingleby	...	Gustave
Kate Lansbury	...	Paulette
Matyelok Gibbs	...	Louise
Walter Sparrow	...	Maurice
Jeanne Moreau	...	Grande Dame
Anna Maguire	...	Young Danielle

Comments: Desire. Defy. Escape.

Summary: Take away the Fairy Godmother, and what have you got left from the Cinderella fable? The story of a girl for whom a bad stroke of luck is no match for her internal strength and purity of heart. Drew Barrymore plays Cinderella's alleged inspiration, Danielle, in this romantic drama that purports to tell the "facts" behind the Grimm brothers' story. One of three daughters of a man (Jeroen Krabbé) who dies and leaves her fate in the hands of a conniving stepmother (Anjelica Huston), Danielle is cast into the lowly role of a servant. Meanwhile, her sisters are evaluated as possible mates for a French prince (Dougray Scott), but he's far more intrigued with Danielle's intelligence and beauty--not to mention her way with a sword and fist. Directed by Andy Tennant (who directed Barrymore in TV's "The Amy Fisher Story"), "Ever After" has that rare ability to win the heart and mind of a viewer simply by being committed to its own innocence, particularly where Barrymore's luminous performance is concerned. A contemporary take on an old, virtually forgotten Hollywood convention--the costume adventure with middling artistic ambition but real audience appeal--"Ever After" is a surprisingly delightful film. "--Tom Keogh"