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ELLA ENCHANTED
2004 Prince Charmont |
 DIRECTOR: Tommy O'Haver
WRITER(S): Laurie Craig, Kirsten Smith, Karen McCullah Lutz, Jennifer Heath, Michael J. Wolff (screenplay), Gail Carson Levine (novel)
PRODUCER(S): Jane Startz
RELEASE DATE April 9, 2004 (US), December 17, 2004 (UK)
DISTRIBUTOR(S): Miramax
LOCATIONS: County Wicklow, Ireland
Based on Gail Carson Levine's award winning novel, this is the story of Ella, a young woman who was given a "gift" of obedience by a fairy named Lucinda. Anything anyone tells her to do, she must obey. When her mother passes away, Ella is cared for by her thoughtless and greedy father who remarries a loathsome woman with two treacherous daughters. This modern-day, fantasy Cinderella features fairies, ogres and elves...as well as a hero in the guise of Prince Charmont, whom Ella falls in love with. Unlike Cinderella though, Ella must depend on herself and her intelligence to get her through her troubles and find Lucinda in order for her "curse" to be broken!
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| ADDITIONAL CAST & CHARACTERS |
Anne Hathaway . . . Ella
Cary Elwes . . . Sir Edgar
Aidan McArdle . . . Slannen
Joanna Lumley . . . Dame Olga
Lucy Punch . . . Hattie
Jennifer Higham . . . Olive
Minnie Driver . . . Mandy
Eric Idle . . . Narrator
Jimi Mistry . . . Benny
Vivica A. Fox . . . Lucinda Perryweather
Parminder Nagra . . . Areida |
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"As Charmont, Hugh Dancy grows into the role transforming, with the help of Ella, from callow youth to compassionate ruler."
- Bob Bloom, Lafayette Courier
"Hugh Dancy also fits that bill as the charming Prince Charmont. There is a nice chemistry between the attractive leads as they go from adversaries hes a monarchist and she is a pro-ogre activist to becoming friends to falling in love. Dancy puts a nice arc on his performance, starting out as a bit of a buffoon but proving his mettle as a fair and just leader by the films end."
- Robin and Laura Clifford, Reeling Reviews
"As Char, Dancy gracefully negotiates the tricky business of being at once clueless about his uncles evil mechanations while also coming across as capable, gallant, and with the capacity for heroism under the right circumstances."
- Steven D. Greydanus, Decent Films
"The romance between Ella and Prince Charmont is easily more charming than the similar royalty-meets-commoner love story found in the recent 'The Prince & Me,' and Anne Hathaway and Hugh Dancy share a plausible, easygoing chemistry with each other."
- Movie Mom, Yahoo!
"Dancy also gets it right; he is the only cast member who doesn't act as if he were in the middle of a big joke."
- Jeffrey Westhoff, Link
"Dancy, a stage-trained British actor, like many in this smartly cast movie, appears royal without ever being smug."
- Ruthie Stein, SFGate
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