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''Snow White: The Fairest of Them All'', is a 2001 American fantasy adventure television film co-written and directed by Caroline Thompson and produced by Hallmark Entertainment. The film was first released theatrically in Europe, and subsequently aired in the United States on ABC as part of their series on ''The Wonderful World of Disney'' on March 17, 2002. Based upon the traditional Snow White folktale first recorded in 1812 by German folklorists, the Brothers Grimm, the film deviates from earlier interpretations of the story in several respects. Set in a fantasy kingdom, it tells the story of Princess Snow White (Kristin Kreuk), and the attempts of the Evil Queen Elspeth, Snow White's evil stepmother (Miranda Richardson), to eliminate her. Trying to escape the Queen Elspeth's machinations, Snow White flees to the forest, where she befriends Sunday (Michael J. Anderson), the leader of the seven dwarves, and together they plot the monarch's overthrow. Reviews were mixed, with Miranda Richardson's performance coming in for particular praise, but Kristin Kreuk's coming under criticism for being too bland. The film would subsequently be released on DVD. ==Plot== John and Josephine deeply wish to have a child and when she is born, they name her Snow White. However, Josephine, Snow White's mother, dies in childbirth, leaving John alone with their child. In the winter, John struggles to find food for his daughter Snow White when he sheds a tear over a frozen lake and frees a creature known as the Green-Eyed One. As thanks for freeing him, Green-Eyed One offers John three wishes. For John's wishes, he asks for nourishment for his daughter, a kingdom to raise his family, and a queen for a new wife, as the creature is unable to resurrect Josephine. John's wishes come true, though he is unaware that the Green-Eyed One owes Elspeth, his hideous spellcasting sister, who is an old and ugly crone, and a wish of her own. In order to fulfill her ambitions, the Green-Eyed One transforms Elspeth into a beautiful and young woman who will marry John and become his queen and new and second wife and Snow White's stepmother. The creature also provides Queen Elspeth with a magical mirror that allows her to see others unseen and to deceive John. As years pass, Queen Elspeth forms a good relationship with her stepdaughter Snow White, who becomes a beautiful princess. However, Elspeth is vain and keeps a room full of magical mirrors which assure her each day that she is the fairest of them all whenever she asks. When Prince Alfred arrives in the kingdom and falls in love with Snow White, Queen Elspeth is furious to discover that images of Snow White are appearing in her mirrors, which means that Snow White is the fairest of all. Driven with jealousy, Queen lspeth orders Hector, a hunter, to take her stepdaughter, the Princess Snow White, into the forest and kill her, and then return with Snow White's heart for Queen Elspeth to consume. In the meantime, Queen Elspeth transforms Alfred into a bear. Unable to kill Snow White, Hector presents the Queen Elspeth with the heart of a wild boar instead. When she learns the truth, Queen Elspeth kills Hector, imprisons John in her mirrors, and stifles Snow White with an enchanted ribbon. The Princess Snow White is saved by seven dwarves, each named after a day of the week and possessing the power to transform into a rainbow to move from one place to another. The eldest of the dwarves is Sunday, who is a victim of one of Queen Elspeth's spells that has left half of him as a garden gnome. The dwarves allow Snow White to care for their home, though the dwarf Wednesday is initially suspicious. When Queen Elspeth learns that Snow White is still alive, she prepares a poisoned apple and transforms into Josephine with the magic mirror the Green-Eyed One gave her. Aided by Monday, who is turned into a garden gnome afterward, Queen Elspeth, transformed in Josephine, finds Snow White and convinces her to eat the enchanted and poisoned apple, which seemingly kills Snow White. With her task finished, Queen Elspeth tries to resume her beautiful guise with the mirror but instead returns to her true form, even more loathsome than before, as punishment from The Green-Eyed One for killing her stepdaughter Snow White, a sweet and innocent human being. The dwarves, unable to save Snow White, place her in a coffin of ice and leave her near Monday's statue. When she receives a kiss of true love from Prince Alfred, in the form of a bear, she is revived. The spells on Prince Alfred, Sunday, and Monday break, and Queen Elspeth's mirrors shatter, freeing John. Queen Elspeth gets tackled and killed by the little people she transformed into garden gnomes, who have been freed from their enchantments. Freed from Queen Elspeth, the Green-Eyed One is able to go his way. Princess Snow White and Prince Alfred live happily ever after while the dwarves decide to move on to find Sleeping Beauty. 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「Snow White (2001 film)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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