Ever After(1998)

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This was Melanie Lynskey's first Hollywood film, coming three
 
years after her friend and former co-lead, Winslet, became a
 
big star by starring in the 1996 big screen adaption of Jane
 
Austen's novel 'Sense & Sensibility', and five months after
 
Kate's star-turn in 'Titanic', the most successful box-office
 
money-maker of all time.  Also distributed by 20th Century
 
Fox, 'Ever After' was the cinematic re-telling of the Cinderella
 
fairytale.
 
 
This time, the story was given a more period drama quality to
 
it. Set in the time of European history known as the
 
Renaissance, it tells the tale of Danielle, an orphan girl, who is
 
wrongfully put to work as a servant by her stepmother
 
Rodmilla De Ghent. Only using the glass slipper, 'Ever After'
 
went for the historical romance approach. Lynskey's role,
 
Jacqueline (one of the two step-sisters), was written to be
 
nicer to Danielle than Marguerite (Megan Dodds). When
 
released, 'Ever After' became a big enough hit to make
 
other film work come Lynskey's way, although it did not
 
actually hit the top spot in the US and UK movie charts. It was
 
one of the most exciting times of her life as Melanie got to act
 
with Drew Barrymore, (who is facially similar to Lynskey) one
 
of her idols, now one of her friends.
 
 

Cast:
Drew Barrymore....Danielle De Barbarac
Anjelica Huston....Rodmilla De Ghent
Dougray Scott....Prince Henry
Patrick Godfrey....Leonardo Da Vinci
Melanie Lynskey....Jacqueline De Ghent
Megan Dodds....Marguerite De Ghent
Timothy West....King Francis
Judy Parfitt....Queen Marie
 
Director: Andy Tennant
Producers: Mireille Soria & Tracey Trench
Screenplay: Susannah Grant, Andy Tennant & Rick Parks
 
Distributor: 20th Century Fox