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Princess Cinderella is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Pictures' 12th animated feature film ''Cinderella'' (1950) and its sequels ''Cinderella II: Dreams Come True'' (2002) and ''Cinderella III: A Twist in Time'' (2007). In the original film, Cinderella is voiced by American singer and actress Ilene Woods. For the sequels and subsequent film and television appearances, Woods was replaced by American actresses Jennifer Hale and Tami Tappan, who provide the character's speaking and singing voices respectively. In the wake of her father's untimely demise, Cinderella is left in the unfortunate care of her cruel stepmother and jealous stepsisters, who constantly mistreat her, forcing Cinderella to work as a scullery maid in her own home. When Prince Charming holds a ball, Cinderella, aided by her kind Fairy Godmother and equipped with a beautiful ballgown and a unique pair of glass slippers, attends, only to have to leave at midnight when the Fairy Godmother's spell is broken. Reception towards Cinderella was initially negative, with film critics describing the character as much too passive, and as being one-dimensional, additionally admitting to finding the film's supporting characters more intriguing. Woods' vocal performance, however, has been praised. Positive reviews of the character, however, have surfaced. Panned or praised, Cinderella has nonetheless become one of the most famous and recognizable princesses in the history of film. With her iconic glass slippers, ballgown, hairstyle and transformation, one of the first on-screen makeovers of its kind, the character has been established as a fashion icon, receiving accolades and recognition from ''InStyle'', ''Entertainment Weekly'', ''Glamour'' and ''Oprah.com'', as well as footwear designer and fashion icon Christian Louboutin, who, in 2012, designed and released a shoe based on Cinderella's glass slippers. ==Development== The Disney version of Cinderella was based on the French version of the tale by Charles Perrault, ''Cinderella'' written in 1697 in ''Histoires ou Contes du Temps Passé''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Walt's Masterworks: Cinderella )〕 The character was animated by Marc Davis and Eric Larson, but the two animators did not have the same perception of the character, accentuating the elegance of Davis and Larson's opting for simplicity. As done with other Disney films, Walt Disney hired actress Helene Stanley to perform the live-action reference for Cinderella, that she before artists began sketching, playing the role of Cinderella in a particular scene, and artists to draw animated frames based on the movements of the actress.〔 She later did the same kind of work for the characters of Princess Aurora in ''Sleeping Beauty'' and Anita Radcliff in ''101 Dalmatians''. According to Christopher Finch, author of ''The Art of Walt Disney'': 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cinderella (Disney character)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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