Non-English "Cinderella" adaptations that might have influenced Disney's 2015 live action remake

Rossini's La Cenerentola (Italian opera, 1817). In the opera, the king has died, and the prince's search for a bride is motivated by his pending coronation. (The 2010 German Märchenperlen version also makes this choice.) In the 2015 film, the king is mortally ill, and later dies after the ball. Thus the opera's Cinderella and her 2015 counterpart both ascend straight to the throne in the end. Also, the opera's "fairy godfather" Alidoro disguises himself as a beggar and rewards Cinderella for treating him kindly, just as the 2015 Fairy Godmother does. (Although the Fairy Godmother also does this in Prokofiev's famous ballet.) The opera's Prince Ramiro also has a constant male companion, his valet Dandini, much like 2015's Kit has the Captain of the Guard (although many versions of Cinderella's prince have similar companions). Last but not least, both princes disguise themselves as a servant at some point: Ramiro switches clothes with Dandini for the ball to observe the true characters of the ladies, while Kit disguises himself as a guard to secretly observe the slipper-fitting.

Three Nuts (or Three Wishes) for Cinderella (Czech/German, 1973). In both this version and the 2015 film, Cinderella steals a few moments of freedom by riding her horse into the forest, and there she meets the prince on a hunt and stops him from shooting a deer. (Although in the 1973 film she throws a snowball at him, he chases her, and they taunt each other, while in the 2015 version they share a philosophical discussion about kindness and tell each other a little about their lives.) Both of these versions also hark back to the Grimms' tale early on, with Cinderella's father figure (the manservant Vincek in 1973, her actual father in 2015) going on a journey, and Cinderella asking for the first branch that hits his nose (1973) or brushes his shoulder (2015) as a gift. (In 1973 the branch contains the three magic hazelnuts that take the place of the Fairy Godmother in this version, while in 2015 it doesn't serve the plot, but is poignantly brought to her by the messenger who breaks the news of her father's death.)

Sechs auf einen Strech ("Six at one Blow"): Aschenputtel ("Cinderella") (German, 2011). Cinderella repeats a mantra that she learned from her mother: "You must never lose courage." In the 2015 film, she has a similar mantra, also from her mother: "Have courage and be kind." She also first meets the prince while he's hunting in the woods in this version, and the end sees them about to become king and queen, though in this case the old king is still alive, he just chooses to retire.

Zolushka (Russian, 1947). Cinderella has blonde hair, which she wears in fluffy shoulder-length curls at the ball, while the prince has wavy chestnut brown hair. (These could be coincidences, though.) The Fairy Godmother first appears as a humbly dressed old woman (although not as a beggar in 1947), then reveals her true, magical and glamorous form. The prince is also portrayed with boyish vulnerability as well as with courtly charm, and he even cries in one scene. (The '47 prince in the woods when he thinks he's lost Cinderella forever, 2015's Kit at his father's deathbed.)

When I posted my review of the 2015 film, @ariel-seagull-wings noticed the parallels with the 1947 Russian version. She suggested that Kenneth Branagh might have been influenced by that version, since British viewers are more likely than Americans to see the adaptations from continental Europe. The more I think about it, the more I realize that Branagh and the 2015 screenwriter Chris Weitz might have been influenced by more than one European Cinderella.

Polyamorní vlajka vyžďobaná z prince v Třech oříšcích pro Popelku

The prince in three wishes for Cinderella (Tři oříšky pro Popelku) is bi and no one can change my mind

Happy Tri orišky pro popelku/Drei Haselnüsse für Aschenbrödel Eve to all those who celebrate!!!

(draw a straight line challenge)

Tri orisky pro Popelku

As the festive time of year approaches I think it’s appropriate to talk about my gay awakening from the best Christmas movie of all time - Tři oříšky pro Popelku (1973) also known as Three Wishes for Cinderella

Cinderella discovers...

...hats. Well baby girl we’ve all been there

Cinderella in that outfit

Hunter Cinderella!!

Cinderella on horseback ^

That hair is slightly not on point which only makes it gayer tbh

Cinderella with a crossbow!!!

Prince (hidden behind the hat here) definitely had the hots (very understandably) for hunter Cinderella who he thought was a man soooo bi prince confirmed? I’d say it’s Mulan situation all over again but this movie came out earlier

Are you watching tri orisky pro popelku or are you an uncultured swine

I just want to show you a sample of the costumes from the Czech version of Cinderella

[id: the king, queen, and prince from Tři Oříšky Pro Popelku. The king is standing and wearing a long silver garment with an even longer white one underneath. He has a red cape and extra long puffy fake sleeves as well as normal sleeves. He’s wearing a crown and a very high white collar. The prince is wearing a sparkly gold fedora with a white feather. His jacket is dark blue lines with the same gold as the hat. He also has white tights. The queen is sitting on a throne wearing a white, black, gold, and red dress. Her crown is on top of a white head covering. They’re all wearing white gloves, and the king and queen have rings. /end id]

he: sends a dickpic

me:

“ what happened to your marksmanship, your highness? ”

--- drei haselnüsse für aschenbrödel /  tři oříšky pro popelku (1973)

Merry Christmas! Drew Cinderella for this Christmas as well 🙈 Watching Tri Orisky Pro Popelku is a must every year, without it Christmas wouldn’t be the same.

Tři oříšky pro Popelku, 1973

Tři oříšky pro Popelku (1973)