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  2. Sep 3, 2021 · Is Cinderella Based on a True Story? As you might have guessed, the stories of Cinderella and the films based on the character are not inspired by a true story. However, the story itself goes back centuries.

    • There Is A Long Line of Modern-Day Versions of Cinderella
    • The Story Is Much Older Than Disney’s Version
    • Was There A Real Cinderella?

    Even just within the modern era, we’ve seen several versions of the Cinderella tale. The classic Disney film many people think of when they hear the name was released in 1950, according to History. Disney was following up the successful blueprint that had brought Snow White to the screen, once again choosing to turn a classic fairy tale into a fami...

    While it may seem like all of these iterations of the tale have a foundation in Disney’s classic animated version, the story is actually much, much older, according to Vox. Many people are aware that Disney borrowed stories from fairy tales. Disney’s inspiration was likely the Brothers Grimm version of the tale. These German brothers made it their ...

    It’s hard to answer the question of whether there was a “real” Cinderella. The stories are obviously fantastical and full of allegory — even without the addition of magical pumpkins. There does not seem to be evidence of a real woman named Cinderella who married a prince to escape her station in life. However, the story of class struggles is defini...

    • First, the story The Little Mermaid is based on, titled Den Lille Havfrue by Hans Christian Andersen, one of the biggest changes is that when the little mermaid is given her legs by the sea witch, it feels like knives are impaling her feet every time she walks.
    • In the original story of Mulan, her parents are totally in on the plan for Mulan to replace her father in the war.
    • The story Frozen is based on has a lot of similarities, but there's a character called Kai who isn't really replicated in Disney's version.
    • Disney's Hercules had Hera as a loving mother, but the OG myth saw Hera on a mission to kill him.
  3. Aug 3, 2020 · Cinderella (1950) was one of Walt Disney’s most highly-anticipated films. Not since Bambi (1942) had he released a feature-length animated story.

    • France. This is where it all began (as we know it). Written by Charles Perrault in 1697, Histoires ou contes du temps passé, Cendrillon is the tale Disney and friends initially drew from.
    • Egypt. Forget everything you've ever known about fairy tales: Rhodopis, the first version of Cinderella, actually originated in first century BC/AD (and, is also believed to be loosely based on a real person).
    • Germany. In 1812, the brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published Kinder-und Hausmarchen, which is where Cinderella first made her appearance in Germany.
    • Russia. Similar to Germany's dramatic version, Russia's folktale of Baba Yaga and Vasilisa (written down in the mid-1800s) is a little more adult. Centered around a girl named Vasilisa, it sees its protagonist sent to a witch (Baba Yaga) by an evil stepmother (who assumes Vasilisa will die).
  4. Sep 21, 2020 · The 1950 original animated film was then followed up by some surprisingly decent straight-to-DVD sequels; Cinderella II: Dreams Come True in 2002 and Cinderella III: A Twist in Time in 2007....

  5. Apr 19, 2021 · The story of Cinderella has mutated through time, from 17th century France to the present, though some would trace it back even earlier. But it has not always been equally popular—and the...

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