Cinderella

Kenneth Branagh directs Disney’s 2015, live-action take on the classic fairy tale Cinderella, which stars Lily James as the put-upon young women forced to endure a life of labor at the hands of her stepmother (Cate Blanchett) after her father dies unexpectedly. Forced to do every menial chore imaginable, Ella maintains her good spirits and eventually strikes up a friendship with a stranger in the woods who turns out to be the prince. When the royal court holds a gala ball, Cinderella wants nothing more to attend, and although her stepmother won’t allow it, she gets help from a surprising source., An orphan named Ella is treated cruelly by her stepmother and stepsisters, who force her to do menial chores. However, her life changes forever when she meets a prince in this charming take on the classic fairy tale., An orphan named Ella is treated cruelly by her stepmother and stepsisters, who force her to do menial chores. However, her life changes forever when she meets a prince.