Stevecorp Don't listen to the negative reviews

Usamah Harvey The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Curt Watching it is like watching the spectacle of a class clown at their best: you laugh at their jokes, instigate their defiance, and "ooooh" when they get in trouble.

Francene Odetta It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

edwagreen Disappointing rendition of the faithful classic. It appeared to me that they were taking the express in this film.Leslie Caron, as Cinderella, comes off as an embittered waif. The parts of her wicked stepmother and step-sisters are grossly under- written. The latter three hardly say anything.The real life of the film is the performance of veteran pro Estelle Winwood, who portrays the fairy godmother with a delightful touch. Kind as they come, she is also into stealing items.Caron, as always, sings beautifully, but there is an almost- like contempt in all her actions. The Cinderella we came to love was anything but this.

Panamint I hope that each successive generation of viewers can continue to discover and experience Leslie Caron's magic. This film, The Glass Slipper, is not very good but watching it you get what you might say is the "Leslie Caron Experience".Anytime you are downcast or blue you can watch a Leslie Caron film from that era and immediately be mood-enhanced and lifted up by her. So, do I recommend you watch this film? You bet I do. You will see what a transcendent film star really is.Michael Wilding is handsome. And pleasant. That's about it, but thats all he is supposed to be.I don't care for the choreography, except for when Ms. Caron is doing ballet alone- of course, it is truly magic. Her scene alone in front of a closed door as she drapes herself down the steps is classic and simply beautiful.The main musical score is excellent.

TxMike I grew up thinking her name was 'Cinderella', but in many versions it is simply 'Ella' - cinder Ella, a comment on her hard life at the hands of her mean stepmom. One of my favorite newer versions is the Drew Barrymore movie, 'Everafter.' In the 'Glass Slipper', a 23-year-old Leslie Caron, with short cropped hair as pretty as ever, is Ella. Her co-star is Michael Wilding as Prince Charles. It is interesting that the current British Prince is also Charles.The story is stock, a fairy godmother helps Ella get to the ball, to have the Prince fall in love with her, and where she drops one glass slipper. Afterward she hears rumors that the Prince is marrying and, distraught, she dozes off and dreams of the two of them. This is presented as a fantasy dance scene, where elders in flowing beards are shaking their heads 'no' at the possibility of the Prince marrying a commoner. But we get to see Caron dance, which is always a treat. The movie ends as Ella is intending to run away, but the Prince finds her in a field, fits the glass slipper on her, and they ride on horses towards the castle, to "live happily ever after." Nice movie, saw it on TCM.

phillindholm "The Glass Slipper" is a modern interpretation of the classic fairy tale. And it's a good one. Leslie Caron is cast as Ella, a girl almost destroyed by the death of her mother and the lack of understanding shown her by her insensitive stepmother (Elsa Lanchester) and haughty stepsisters ("Gunsmoke's" Amanda Blake, and Lisa Daniels.) The local villagers are likewise indifferent to her, and (as narrator Walter Pigeon dryly observes), her spirit is in danger of being broken as a result. Enter local "madwoman/kleptomaniac" Estelle Winwood, who, simply by reaching out to the defiant girl, gives her confidence and hope. Yes, she's the film's equivalent of the fairy godmother, and she is wonderful in the part. Although the prince (a mature Michael Wilding) leaves a bit to be desired in the ''Charming''department, he is perfectly all right otherwise. Keenan Wynn is wasted as his companion, but Barry Jones is amusing as the prince's father, and Miss Lanchester makes a suitably nasty stepmother. what of Leslie Caron? Well, she goes from neglected little spitfire to luminous princess effortlessly, and her appearance at the ball is a treat. The ballet sequences do tend to slow the film down, but Miss Caron did begin her career as a dancer, and she has a grace few others could match. The music by Bronislau Kaper perfectly enhances the mood, as does the modest but tasteful production. Strangely enough, this could be called the original "Ever After", because, except for a delightful twist at the end, the tale is told as if it could have happened. All in all, a captivating version of "Cinderella", and one which will linger in your memory.