Ella lives in a fanciful and magical world where all children are given a "gift" from their fairy Godmother at birth. Ella's gift - and curse - was that of obedience. As a result, Ella cannot refuse any command, and as a result she is often taken advantage of. In a bid to regain control of her life, Ella goes on a quest to free herself from this mysterious "gift". Ella must outwit a kingdom filled with ogres, giants, wicked stepsisters, talking books and other various evil plots.
MPAA rating: PG; for some crude humor and language.|||juvenile
Miramax Films ; produced by Jane Startz ; screenplay, Laurie Craig [and four others] ; directed by Tommy O'Haver.
Based on the book by Gail Carson Levine.
Special features : feature commentary with director Tommy O'Haver, Anne Hathaway and Hugh Dancy ; deleted and extended scenes ; The magical world of Ella enchanted ; music video It's not just make-believe performed by Kari Kimmel ; Ella enchanted red carpet premiere special ; Happily ever after - create your own story (DVD-ROM feature) ; "Prince Charmont's Fan Club" set-top game.
Anne Hathaway, Hugh Dancy, Cary Elwes, Vivica A. Fox, Joanna Lumley, Jimi Mistry, Steve Coogan, Aidan McArdle, Heidi Klum.
DVD; NTSC; region 1; fullscreen (1.33:1) presentation; dual-layer; digitally mastered. Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
English or dubbed French (Dolby Digital 5.1 surround) dialogue, Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Director of photography, John de Borman ; editor, Masahiro Hirakubo ; music, Nick Glennie-Smith ; custome designer, Ruth Myers ; production designer, Norman Garwood.
