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Thursday, March 26, 2015

Cinderella (2015)


"Midnight is just the beginning."


Directed by Kenneth Branagh
Produced by Simon Kinberg, David Barron, Allison Shearmur
Screenplay by Chris Weitz
Based on Disney's "Cinderella", "Cendrillon" by Charles Perrault
Starring: Lily James, Cate Blanchett, Richard Madden, Stellan Skarsgård, Holliday Grainger, Derek Jacobi, Ben Chaplin, Sophie McShera, Hayley Atwell, Helena Bonham Carter
Music by Patrick Doyle
Cinematography: Haris Zambarloukos
Edited by Martin Walsh
Production companies: Walt Disney Pictures, RKO Pictures
Distributed by Walt Disney Studios, Motion Pictures
Release date: 6 March 2015 (Russia)
Running time: 113 minutes
Country: United Kingdom, United States
Budget: $95 million
Box office: $542.7 million


"Cinderella" is a romantic fantasy film directed by Kenneth Branagh and inspired by the fairy tale "Cinderella" by Charles Perrault (with some references from the Brothers Grimm's version of the story). It tells the story of Ella who suffers from her cruel stepmother and her stepsisters. Never one to give up hope, Ella's fortunes begin to change after meeting a charming stranger.

Sunday, August 10, 2014

Dorian Gray (2009)


"Forever Young. Forever Cursed."


Directed by Oliver Parker
Produced by Barnaby Thompson
Screenplay by Toby Finlay
Based on "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde
Starring: Ben Barnes, Colin Firth, Rebecca Hall, Ben Chaplin, Emilia Fox, Rachel Hurd-Wood
Music by Charlie Mole
Cinematography: Roger Pratt
Edited by Guy Bensley
Production company: Alliance Films, UK Film Council, Ealing Studios
Distributed by Momentum Pictures
Release date: 9 September 2009
Running time: 112 minutes
Country: United Kingdom


"Dorian Gray" is a fantasy thriller drama film based on Oscar Wilde's novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray". This screen version is directed by Oliver Parker. The film begins with the story of a gullible young Dorian Gray. He's an owner of singular beauty, and the top-drawer sees that. Then Dorian meets Basil Hallward, an artist, who paints Gray's portrait to capture the full power of his youthful appearance. After that he becomes acquainted with charismatic Lord Henry Wotton, who introduces Gray to the hedonistic pleasures of the city. And since this moment everything starts to change.