The one with the tall hair, who's sneering? The woman on the right of the screen in the yellow and brown? That's not a man. That's Janet Henfrey - she's appeared in Doctor Who and Wolf Hall. According to her wikipedia page, she's portraying a character called *Celeste.*
This scene is so cathartic! I’ve seen so many adaptations of Cinderella where the protagonist claims to forgive her stepmother but I’ve always found it refreshing that Danielle doesn’t forgive Rodmilla. Because the truth is that you do not have to forgive your abuser and I love that this movie validates that fact.
Abusers, and those by proxy do NOT deserve a single iota forgiveness when they're guilty of every known permutation of abuse because all abuse is an unforgivable act.
I slightly disagree with you. In my opinion when she says "After this moment I will never think of you again..." THAT IS her way of forgiving her, because Rodmilla isn't worth holding a grudge over. The catharsis I believe does come in the form of, "All I ask if that you bestow the same courtesy that she had bestowed upon me." It's karmatic justice in the form of "you hold no power over me anymore". 😁
To me Marguerite looks kind of confused on why people were bowing to Danielle and why Danielle was dressed like Royalty. 💡When Prince Harry says that Danielle is his wife, Marguerite is thinking,"Wow, Danielle is a Princess, got it " 😀
Nah I think having to spend the rest of her life as a nobody down in the laundry cleaning would have hurt worse. Going from the lazy life of privilege to working life with no money or prospects would have been a huge blow
@@karicewillisDanelle probably told the prince about some of what she went through, so he when he says “ My wife” Magerite probably is going to” Oh shit”
I actually think this was a better punishment because not only does she lose her title, but she also gets to do the same work she forced Danielle to do. I still think it's more than what she deserves, but still.
It’s probably a worse punishment to be working as one of lowest classes of french society where her former peers would talk openly infront of her than to shipped off to the Americas, forgotten, with the possibility of escaping and living as a pilgrim.
I think it's Danielle still showing them them kindness or forgiving them while still getting her revenge. I don't think she's a person that would want anyone to suffer needlessly, but also, she recognizes that punishment is rightfully deserved, and so she wants to get back at them for all the mistreatment they put her through. Danielle isn't the type of person to do something unnecessarily cruel to get back at someone. This is the worst, but most fair thing she could do to them. She's the better person, and it shows.
The most painful for her was that in that moment of silence where absolutely no one would speak up for her defence, realizing how she was truly and utterly despised by the whole kingdom
Anyone else think that Angelica Huston acted the absolute hell out of this scene? The expressions on her face, of shock, then confusion, disgust, then finally fear, are all spot on. I always maintain it is much harder to play a villain role than a hero, and the fact that everyone loved seeing Rodmilla get hers in this scene actually shows how well Ms Huston acted the character
Angelica had so much fun with this role. Her facial expressions throughout the movie (flirting with the palace courier, laughing about the Marguerite's "bee sting") are just amazing.
Because she is from era Hollywood had more brains. Angelica delivered perfection. The Cinderella movie, Cate Blanchette wasted her beauty and acting skill with lame limes and co actors. This film by Drew Barrymore is a classic with perfect cinematography.
“Marguerite, I don’t believe you’ve met… my wife.” Oh, that was SO satisfying!! Also, the necklace Danielle is wearing is the same necklace that the Page Boy smuggles out to Rodmilla and subsequently has Marguerite “return” to the Queen.
@@otakualways they never specified how long it was from when Henry “rescues” Danielle to when this scene took place . I always figured it was 1 or 2 days. Their wedding probably took place sometime in those few days.
I've watched this movie to the point where every time my mother would hear me watching it she'd just roll her eyes and I've NEVER noticed that it was the same necklace
Jacquline was sweet she was the only one out of the three that was nice to Danielle. She was tired of how her mother and sister treated her. Always treated as the ugly sister glad she got her happy ending too.
I am glad Jacqueline also got her happy ending. She was much nicer than the other two. She ended up with a lover and free will in the castle alongside Danielle. Always be nice to your entourage. It always will be rewarding in the end.
I love Jacqueline! When I saw this at the cinema in 1998, I was overjoyed to see NZ actress Melanie Lynsky playing Jacqueline, I love how she gets to live in the castle with her husband and step sister - Danielle is more like a true loving sister than her real family anyway.
@@a.g.demada5263 Exactly. In many renditions of Cinderella, one step sister is cruel, and another is nicer. The nicer step sister, just like Cinderella, gets a happy ending and a lover
@@deletedaccount1990 I don't remember which version I read (I'm french) but in one, at the end, when they recognize Cinderella as the woman of the ball, the two stepsisters fall on their knees and beg her to pardon, what Cinderella does and even find them a husband
I love that she's wearing the queen's pendant, the same one that Marguerite and her mother used to trick her, I love the way they send you the message that the queen supports Danielle. Love this movie.
I always thought that about the queen i remember the queens face when Danielle goes to the masquerade and Romilda rips her wing off and exposes her then Danielle runs out, it flashes to the queens face as Danille runs out and she looks truly concerned and worried for her, it says alot to me when you take into consideration she had never met Danielle not even when Danielle was pretending to be a countess.
I always thought it was impressive and awful that Rodmilla, even on her knees and knowing her fate was in her step-daughter's hands, could still look at Danielle like she was a bug. She still looked at this girl dressed in silk and jewels with such disdain, without begging or pleading, as if she was still in charge of her life rather than the other way around. Rodmilla hated her that much.
I agree. To me, it's in her little eyebrow thing when she asks "how long might that be?" like that little smirk. She knows Danielle won't have her exiled or executed or anything, so she feels like she still has the upper hand, because she won on some level. She could do that to Danielle easily, but Danielle never could to her, in her mind she's the stronger one. It reminds me of her quote earlier in the movie that nothing is final till you're dead. She's NOT dead. She's not banished. She's right there, in the palace, having access to almost anywhere she wants as a servant now, coming and going without anyone paying her notice. I always thought that a sequel would be within the realm of possibility, because Rodmilla would never give up that easy, she's too devious and conniving and willing to do anything to get what she wants. I'd have loved to see her try to work from the shadows, still try to disrupt Danielle's life even without her title or status or power. I feel like, for Rodmilla, she's definitely thinking of ways to get back at Danielle, to get out of whatever situation she'll find herself in. Like Danielle said, she'll think about Danielle every day for the rest of her life, imagine what Rodmilla would come up with if she had all that time, doing menial tasts, to think about plots and plans, her hatred of Danielle growing even more. Because she's alive, and so nothing is final.
@@DfyGrvt21 I would like to see them sold to a country estate where Marguerite is forced to marry a man like the monster that Danielle had to escape from.
I think when Rodmilla said "and how long might that be?" She meant she would've rather died then serve Danielle since she knew well what punishment Danielle had in mind for her.
The ONLY Cinderella worth her salt, who carried a full grown man over her shoulder, no tight corsets and spilling bosoms, natural strength, grace and beauty.. Drew Barrymore 🎉🥰
This scene is even better on a rewatch. Watching Rodmilla floating into the court, doing a big show of bowing to the gathered royalty, as her and Marguerite are completely ignorant of the fate that is about to befall them while Jacqueline quietly plays along. Equally masterful and cathartic.
Jacqueline knew the shit was gonna hit the fan for her mother and sister and she stuck the knife in at the first chance lol The thing is Jacqueline probably became Danielle's lady in waiting which isn't as lowly as some would think, she is basically her confidant and has Danielle's ear many in court would kill for that position to be the confidant of the crown Princess and future Queen.
@@wickedwitchoftheeast88 considering that Jacqueline was the only Ghent who was ever nice to her, I think it's very likely she became Danielle's version of Laurent. Especially since it's heavily implied that Jacqueline & Laurent became a couple
@@mariskelley8831 That must have pissed off Rodmilla and Marguerite more the fact Jacqueline wasn't there with them so they can't even pass their dirty work onto her lol
@@wickedwitchoftheeast88the I’m only here for food line speaks volumes since it’s basically her saying I was never part of the abuse and I am now calling you out whether you like it or not
The stepmother and sister will toil away cleaning her laundry, always hearing about Christmas in Paris, having royal children and eventually becoming queen. I think it is the perfect revenge. One of my favourite movie scenes!!
I still find it absolutely amazing how Anjelica Huston was able to just "float" in at 0:08 .She does the same thing as Morticia in the Addams Family. She must have hidden wheels on her feet! 😂
@@asuna932 she was quite a wild child - literally. She had an alcohol problem at around age 10! Basically, she was a little girl in a seedy grown up world. But she overcame it all in her late teens, early 20s. Stopped drinking and took better care of herself. She’s had quite a career.
@@ItCantRainAllTheTime1988 Well, the fact that she was an alcoholic at age 10 suggests that whoever raised her really wasn't the best guardian - so I wouldn't wonder that the courts would agree to emancipate such a person at the age of 14! She was better off, because she got help and overcame her issues through her teens and early 20s.
A book was made based on this movie, and there was a part during the ball where Rodmilla was talking to one of the mothers at Court. The mother was saying something like, "Oh, I trust you won't forget us, Rodmilla." (Since it seemed like Henry was going to choose Marguerite to be his bride) And Rodmilla says along the lines like, "You can count on it." So yeah she was definitely a bitch 🙁
@@asuna932 No. Monarchies don’t equal dictatorship. That was common actually. To speak up in court on behalf of someone. Especially in that era. The king or queen were open to having their mind changed. The fact that nobody had a kindness to say about someone was and is rare. Shows you are not nice to people and people don’t like you and only tolerate you based on your status and decorum.
And the fact that, even though her fate is in Danielle's hands, Rodmilla still gives her the stink eye and doesn't even try to hide her contempt, proves she is pretty much a lost cause and incapable of redemption.
I love how Danielle closes her eyes just for a moment before pronouncing sentence. It's a wonderful transition from vengeance to mercy. She'd already won, and she could have gone further, but when Rodmilla implies through her question that she expects Danielle to have her executed, Danielle just releases her anger and lets go of her pain. It's beautiful (as is Drew Barrymore herself).
@@PaperbackWizard Yes, but that's not why she closed her eyes. She closed her eyes because she was empathizing, feeling compassion for a proud woman who all but admitted her fear of being put to death.
I always wondered if her mother and sister had gotten away with their schemes and Margarite had married the prince, if they would have approved of Jacqueline marrying him or if they would have used her as bargaining chip to make alliances like a lot of women of higher ranking were used for
@@ddthewolfGiven that Captain Laurent has status and access to the royal court as a result, I think he would be considered a good match for Jacqueline. Rodmilla would be a fool if she refused a marriage between them as she always wanted access to the royals.
I love how absolutely no one would speak for Rodmilla, not even her own daughter. The look of shock on her face as she looked for someone to say something was satisfying but the look of pure horror when she saw that Danielle was the new Princess was pure satisfaction.
I honestly love so much about this ending. We all know why Danielle deserves her happy ending but I'm really glad Jaqueline got one too. Throughout the movie she's treated like crap by her mother and sister. Margeurite gets praised for being abusive to Danielle but Jaqueline never stoops that low even though it would likely benefit her to be more cutthroat. She remains kind and tried to help her as much as she can. In the end, she gets a nice man who treats her well, and gets to live in the palace. The people who were nasty get to live, but have to live a brutal life as servants. I like that this movie reinforces the belief that being an a** hole will only get you so far, and at the end of the day kindness and compassion will win. We need more of that in the world.
I only remember Marguerite being abusive to Danielle when she took Danielle's dead Mother shoes and Danielle is like,"These are my mother's!" Marguerite says"Yes, and your mother's dead!" Danielle punched her in the eye and chased her around the house. Marguerite threatens to burn Utopia, Danielle's Father's last gift to her before he died. Danielle gives the shoes to Marguerite and Marguerite throws the book in the fireplace anyways out of spite while Danielle cries. I think Marguerite also screamed at Danielle for eggs. So, Marguerite has only been abusive to Danielle twice..
@@riverjordan2725she was verbally abusive before that too, in the first breakfast scene I think. She and her mother both treated everyone without status like they were dirt.
I agree. Jacqueline deserved her happy ending as she was the only one of her step-family who was ever kind to Danielle and Jaqueline was treated like garbage by her Mother and her sister and came very close to sharing Danielle’s fate as a servant, and she informed the prince of what had happened to Danielle. In the end, she got to wed captain Laurent and have a good life
This entire resolution is just *chef’s kiss* The way Danielle demonstrates that she’s the better person by not selling them as chattel even though that’s exactly what Rodmilla tried to do with her & the servants but she also doesn’t just forgive her abusers and does get to strip them of their social status- the only thing they ever cared about and the reason they were willing & ready to sell the entire household down the river. The shade Henry throws at Marguerite the shade Jacqueline throws at Rodmilla UGH ITS SO GOOD-
The acting is superb. Even at the very edge of the abyss, this woman’s narcissism is so marked that it’s impossible for her to think beyond her hatred. The way she looks at Danielle and speaks to her even as she’s bowing shows that this woman’s only objective quality is hatred and contempt. What a pitiful worthless woman
she made it sound so nice when she said "she the same courtesy she has bestowed upon me", and the next scene will be them doing all the dirty works in the castle and getting scolded by kitchen chef and majordomos 🤣🤣...this was really a nice movie
This movie is MY FAVORITE Cinderella story. The second is the one with Hilary Duff, but back to THIS movie. My face was in a wide grin when I saw the ending of this movie. Any normal person would have stayed quiet and let Danielle’s step mother and sister go to America. However, 10 years Danielle had only one mother in her life. Now, she may never get the love from her, but that does not mean Danielle needs to be like that. The least Danielle wanted to do is say goodbye. And just like she said: “I want you to know that AFTER this moment, I will never think of you again. But you I am quite certain you will think about me everyday for the rest of your life.” Danielle did not ask for much fro either her stepmother and sister. Only that they both learn to come to love her. But they both made choices. And even if you don’t agree with Danielle’s decision look at it this way. If the Stepmother and sister DID NOT bully Danielle, she never would have meet Henry. Danielle’s stepmother let her go the moment her father passed away. Now it is Danielle’s turn to do the same only she is getting at least the other stepsister as her only family. And now she is part of a royal family and they seem to respect her enough. ~
I also thought this was Danielle's way of thanking Rodmilla for not throwing her out into the streets as soon as her Dad died. Technically, Rodmilla could have thrown Danielle into the streets since Augustus died and Danielle was not her Biological Daughter, so technically, Rodmilla had no reason to keep Danielle in the house anymore and Danielle was just a child. Rodmilla could have easily let this 8 year old girl fend for herself, but she didn't and let Danielle still live in the Manor.
I love Jacqueline's reply at 1:13, then when her sister turns to her, no doubt with a glare, she's like ., . . "What? Well you are!" with just a look :)
Just watched this movie for the first time today! Holy crap was this scene so satisfying, not to mention the scene where Danielle straight up PUNCHES the evil stepsister. I was literally BEGGING Danielle in my head to punch her silly after that comment about her mother being dead, and then she did and I legit cheered, throwing my arms up in celebration like no tomorrow. I'm honestly so upset that I didn't see this movie sooner; it's probably the most SATISFYING Cinderella adaptation I've ever seen, and believe me, I grew up watching ALOT of those Cinderella adaptations. Awesome movie; will totally be watching it again for sure.
I personally think an even colder line would have been something like,"Why do you care if I wear your Mother's clothes and shoes? She's DEAD! And I don't care that she's DEAD!"
@@mysticgirl916 Critics thought that Jacqueline still deserved to be punished in some way for not telling Rodmilla and Jacqueline to stop being mean to Danielle. They thought Jacqueline deserved to work for a week in the Laundry.
Can I just say that Danielle really acted as the bigger person, she had every reason to send them to America but instead she chose to make them laundry maids. not much better but at least they get to stay in the country they know and aren't completely left fending for themselves
@@SparklyFluffyness if it did make you mad, think of it this way: shipping them off would have been too easy.... it's better if they stay, be tortured with maid duties (which the baroness obviously wouldn't be able to stand since she mentioned earlier in the film that she didn't wanna get her hands dirty) and be under a close watch as well... lol
Dying is easy. Surviving with nothing is a miracle but living with guilt is hell. Idk what it is or how it'll turn out but she'll get the reward for the all the beautiful things she did to her stepdaughter.
Per her body language, she'd likely do it again given the chance. So long as she's alive, she'll always be a problem. Sometimes, it's best to simply get rid of the problem right then and there
I absolutely love this scene. In this scene in particular there's a specific moment that I loved the most. When Danielle spoke and said "I will speak for her", the stepmother put her hand over her mouth. She immediately KNEW that voice. And what this very moment signified. It was her comeuppance. Her karma. All the horrible things she did to Danielle had come full circle and it was time for her to reap what she sowed and it demanded.....retribution. A perfectly done scene that truly made me smile.😌
2:11 The moment of utter terror on the Baroness' face tells you that after EVERYTHING she put Danielle through, no matter how much she rationalised her reasons away in her head over and over throughout the years, that moment of pure terror in her face tells you that she knows with more than 100% certainty that what she did to Danielle was nothing more than pure evil. She knows in this moment that the complete mess which now she stands in is nothing other than completely of her own making. For someone so smart and cunning this is the moment she realises she's been outplayed. To her this was all nothing more than a nasty game of power play - psychological mind games, manipulation and bullying. And this is the moment she finally gets out-played. And man is it so damn satisfying to see that look on her face which tells you she knows 100% not only what a horrible despicable human being she's been - and how embarrassed she feels for everyone to now finally see her as nothing more than that - but also even more embarrassing for her - as someone who prides herself more on her image and power - what an utter embarrassment and idiot she's proven and shown herself up to be. One of the most satisfying film comeuppances for all those reasons!
It was funny watching mother and daughter showing their true colours in front of the king, the queen and the prince plus the whole court. They dug a huge hole for themselves
@@jaclynsanture6643 Yeah, I think that Rodmilla might've gotten a lighter punishment before Marguerite's outburst. After she had it, things went downhill.
This scene really rocked BUT one thing it missed when it showed the same curtesy to them by making them washer women… they forgot to beat them both black and blue on their backs. The pain she was in after that beating still boils my blood
I love coming back to the scene from time to time I just love the shade from Henry "Marguerite... I don't believe you've met my wife" LMFAO that comeback lives in my head rent free 😂
Love the reaction when Prince Henry address Danielle as his wife to Marguerite. I often think Danielle and Henry married in secret with a few witnesses (like his parents and Danielle's friends). The rest of the kingdom was keep in the dark.
I love this movie of Cinderella version where she is not as weak little girl as almost all versions are like. She makes friends with the gypsies by out smarting them. She plots behind the stepmother back to get her family back (the old guy that worked for her dad). When she was sold to the one creepy guy she stood up to him with a sword for her freedom. And so many others. One thing keeps running through my mind is if the stepmother raised all three of those girls the same way she would have had three times had to get into the castle for the life she wanted. Instead she made her one daughter just like her, the other one was an worthless one who was allowed for ride but not heard, and Cinderella (the stepdaughter) as a tool for work and nothing else. Well, the four of them did get to live in the castle like she wanted. Just not how she wanted. Lol I love how the one sister's boyfriend smirk was like 'That my girl' when she said "They are worst ." I just love it. Or when she said "No mother. I'm here for the food. " Like this is her revenge day ,too. I just love this movie.
To be fair, in 1512, Women were for the large part submissive, subservient,domicile, tame, damsels in distress, etc. In the 50's when Disney made Cinderella, women were still pretty much the same. No way would Danielle in 1494 be playing in mud and acting like a boy/Tomboy as an 8 year old girl and in 1512 she wouldn't be punching people in the face and threatening to slice up people with a sword, and throwing apples at Princes as an 18 year old Adult. That would fit in more with the 1998 version. Danielle in the 1998 was smart, independent, self sufficient, strong, tough, proud, etc. In the original Fairy Tales and the Disney Movie, she was subservient, submissive, tame, domicile, ect. In the 2015 version, Cinderella was kind and sweet and it threw a lot of people off judging by how tough, strong, independent, self sufficient, proud Drew Barrymore's Danielle Version is. 💡
I still love the fact the necklace that Danielle wears in this scene is the same one the Baroness and Margarite gave back to the queen claiming she had dropped it.
@@a.g.demada5263 what original tale? there's so many around the world and from what I remember, not one references a kind stepsister (even a second stepsister for that matter)
I am a big fan of the 2015 live-action "Cinderella" with Lily James & Richard Madden, but this one is still my favorite. I love that "oh, sh--!" look on her stepmother's face when Danielle speaks for the first time and everyone in the room bows to her! 🤣🤣🤣 The one thing that would have made this scene even better would have been if when Danielle said, "You will think about me every day for the rest of your life," she would have added, "like a pebble in your shoe." That would have been epic!
One of the most satisfying scenes EVER!!! After all that wicked behavior FINALLY Rodmilla and Marguerite are HISTORY!!! And Henry telling Marguerite to meet his wife was the biggest punch she needed in her life! And Jacqueline's lines are perfect! "Of course not, mother. I'm only here for the food." XD
Even though this is a fictional movie there really are wicked parents out in the real world today who want to put down and destroy one child and treat the other or others like royalties but when that on child comes back and does something positive and makes a come up that one parent is looking stupid and some parents want to be forgiven, some want something from that one child, and others get more angry at that one child for proving the evil parent wrong or not giving the parent something. Just shows some people should not become parents now a days.
This is one of the better pay backs upon the step mother and the main step sister. I liked this telling of the tale better because at least the other step sister wasn't a monster like the other step family and helped to expose the two for what they really are. Also the fact that the two evil ones went there willingly expecting the one sister to be announced the bride of the prince only to fact not only their crimes but the fact that no one liked them enough to help them was just chef kiss.
Francis The First and Henry The Second are my thirteenth and twelfth great grandfathers. I saw this movie in theater with my friend. I got a kick out of seeing my direct ancestors portrayed in a fairytale.
This film is one of my favorites of all time. I never get tired of watching this along with The Mummy and The Mummy Returns. I also appreciate the way they created a strong female character who is also vulnerable and very likable. I must say, Angelica Huston played the role of the villainess quite well. She made the whole film a joy to watch. One cannot help but laugh at her witty proverbs and sayings.
Definitely my favorite version of Cinderella! I also love that Jacqueline was remorseful and got her happy ending as well. One of my favorite moments with Jacqueline occurs in the scene right before this one starts. The women are invited to the castle and Jacqueline is in on the plan. Right before the door closed, she gives a small smile and gazes in a way that really reminds me of The Mona Lisa! I don't know if it was intentional or not, but with Da Vinci being in the movie... just curious about what you think.
@@juicyfruit8640 It's not like she had any other option. She's basically the spare. Good for sport when the main victim is out of the way, and probably who got the brunt of it before Danielle was even in the picture.
@@juicyfruit8640Jacqueline cleaned and took care of Danielle's wounds after the lashing Rodmilla gave her and pointed out that Marguerite shouldn't have said that about Danielle's Mother and she kind of praised Danielle for punching Marguerite and they both laughed. The only reason Jacqueline didn't stand up for Danielle was because she was shy.
While it is of course likely that the court had been given the heads-up, the fact that no one spoke up for Rodmilla or even gave her a sympathetic look still shows how, for all her plots, schemes, manipulations, pretences, simpering, and fawning throughout the years, Rodmilla De Ghent had not made any true friends at all. Oh, and Marguerite was actually more intelligent than her mother - that look on her face was clearly “Heaven help me! I am done for! My fool of a mother and I are done for!” Yes, even she knew that her mother was friendless, and even if she was not, no one would dare risking incurring the royal disfavour by speaking up for them.
I love the sly grin the baroness gives Danielle when she asks, “How long will that be?” It’s like she’s saying, “I know the contempt you feel for me, but I also know you’re too good to let them hang me.” Danielle’s resulting sigh says, “Fine, I’ll let you play me one last time.” The subtle interplay is brilliant!
@@426makAlso, Rodmilla could have let Danielle live in an Orphanage since Danielle was an Orphaned at 8. Rodmilla at least let her live in the Manor even if she treated Danielle like a Slave.
My mother and I adore this movie. Though, my mother pointed out that, actually, a conniving woman like Rodmilla actually would have done well in America in that time. She could have easily used her considerable charm-and her daughter's beauty- to net Marguerite wealthy enough husband and carved out a comfortable life for them both. Danielle keeping them in France as servants to the Crown was actually a far worse fate.
I wish they would’ve shown Rodmilla’s reaction to what Jacqueline said. Like her realizing the error she made in favoring one daughter over the other. Also 1:35 I never noticed how Marguerite looks at her mother like that, especially after she turned on her.
Danielle forgives her stepmother. Just because she didnt say doesnt mean she didnt forgive her or her stepsister. What she does is give her the same treatment that she gave her. She is allowing her to experience the suffering that she went through. Sometimes you dont realize your wickedness until you have to experience it yourself. Not only do I think she forgave them but she decided to wash her memory of them and move on to happiness. Unforgiveness gives birth to bitterness and resentment and grudges and she decided to set herself free from that. I hae done that same thing and asked that people who caused me to suffer have to experience that suffering on themselves. Its reversing the karmic energies.
Thanks for this upload. Notice how the three women walk. They take small steps. This was to make it look like they had no legs under their big skirts. Almost like they're floating on the skirts or under the skirts are wheels that the women are rolling on. This was one of the fashion trends in Europe for a long time. This movie is also an example of how to make a smart movie with smart dialogue and a smart script. If this movie were made by Hollywood today, Queen Danielle would've chopped the head off of her stepmother and stepsister with a battle-axe while screaming f bombs and blood and flesh would be everywhere. I know, I'm a grumpy old man but I'm not the only person who doesn't like TV and movies today.
I love Jacqueline in this scene. She is usually in the background but she somehow knew that Danielle was queen and was going to stay in France if Danielle had not spoken for her stepmother. Her facial expression are so cute.
I think someone from Disney watched this and then decided the Anastasia redemption plotline (afterall "anastasia" in Greek & Slavic means "resurrection")
It‘s very cute indeed but my vote will always go to „Three Hazelnuts for Cinderella“ from 1973. It‘s a masterpiece. In case you don‘t know it but love a great fairy tale, I highly recommend it!
I've always been baffled by her actions from a political perspective. If she had treated her new daughter just as well, and raised her up to court, that would have been another marriable child in chance of bringing the family to prominence. RIP
@@Embermoon91 I’ve never pinterpreted her as wanting for that love , only as a politician that sees her family as extensions of herself. But a very reasonable argument that i didn’t consider all the same.
01:58 am I the only one who see a man???
Yes, it's a man in drag which was quite common at the time. Thanks for this enlightened comment 🙄
No, that is a masculine woman. Look carefully at the throat. No adams apple.
Nope. I always wondered if "that" was a man, from the very first time I saw that scene in theater.
@@jesswillard5423 hahaha is it tho? Was it? If you like drag - you should check out my personal drag videos ;)
The one with the tall hair, who's sneering? The woman on the right of the screen in the yellow and brown? That's not a man. That's Janet Henfrey - she's appeared in Doctor Who and Wolf Hall. According to her wikipedia page, she's portraying a character called *Celeste.*
" The same courtesy that She had bestowed upon me. "
Revenged with a class.
It’s one of the reasons why it makes me cry each time
@@JohnDonovanProductions really?😥😥 I love this film too. Drew is the most perfect Cinderella ever🙃🙃😍
This had to be my favorite episode😊
"Didn't you get the memo?"
BATMAN BEGINS (2005)
@@benhamilton1156 the flash to batman: "what is your power?"
Batman: "I'm rich!"
Justice league
“Of course not, Mother.
I’m only here for the food” 😂
Burn!
“Yes and you’re only going for the food” 🤨
Best line of the movie 🍿.
And then her eventual suitor wiggles his eyebrows like "I like this girl..."
Nice 😆🥘🍲
"Choose your words wisely, Madame. For they may be your last."
I've always loved that line and the way she says it.
The queen had been a kindhearted grandmotherly type before this scene, too. It would take a lot to upset her.
Sister Monica Joan!
Oh. I've chosen my words carefully queen. Perhaps you should have done the same. This is madness! No this is Englaaaaaannd!!!
You expect me to talk? No madame, I expect you to dle!!!
@@heathercontois4501YAS I was gonna say that
The prince’s face the whole time: 😏
This scene is so cathartic! I’ve seen so many adaptations of Cinderella where the protagonist claims to forgive her stepmother but I’ve always found it refreshing that Danielle doesn’t forgive Rodmilla. Because the truth is that you do not have to forgive your abuser and I love that this movie validates that fact.
Yup. Instead, she can put her abuser far behind her.
Abusers, and those by proxy do NOT deserve a single iota forgiveness when they're guilty of every known permutation of abuse because all abuse is an unforgivable act.
I slightly disagree with you. In my opinion when she says "After this moment I will never think of you again..." THAT IS her way of forgiving her, because Rodmilla isn't worth holding a grudge over. The catharsis I believe does come in the form of, "All I ask if that you bestow the same courtesy that she had bestowed upon me." It's karmatic justice in the form of "you hold no power over me anymore". 😁
Exactly. It is important to forgive others, but sometimes there are some people who are just so damn cruel that they don't deserve it.
It does feel good to see the step mother and awful sister get what is due them. Love seeing karma in action.
Marguerite having to bow to Danielle must've hurt worse than that punch Danielle threw at her. 😂
To me Marguerite looks kind of confused on why people were bowing to Danielle and why Danielle was dressed like Royalty. 💡When Prince Harry says that Danielle is his wife, Marguerite is thinking,"Wow, Danielle is a Princess, got it " 😀
I think it hurts even more that a peasant won over her!
@@karicewillisMarguerite’s ego was in the toilet the second the prince said that Danielle was his wife
Nah I think having to spend the rest of her life as a nobody down in the laundry cleaning would have hurt worse. Going from the lazy life of privilege to working life with no money or prospects would have been a huge blow
@@karicewillisDanelle probably told the prince about some of what she went through, so he when he says “ My wife” Magerite probably is going to” Oh shit”
I actually think this was a better punishment because not only does she lose her title, but she also gets to do the same work she forced Danielle to do. I still think it's more than what she deserves, but still.
Exactly!
That's why it's called karma and poetic justice.
It’s probably a worse punishment to be working as one of lowest classes of french society where her former peers would talk openly infront of her than to shipped off to the Americas, forgotten, with the possibility of escaping and living as a pilgrim.
I think it's Danielle still showing them them kindness or forgiving them while still getting her revenge. I don't think she's a person that would want anyone to suffer needlessly, but also, she recognizes that punishment is rightfully deserved, and so she wants to get back at them for all the mistreatment they put her through. Danielle isn't the type of person to do something unnecessarily cruel to get back at someone. This is the worst, but most fair thing she could do to them. She's the better person, and it shows.
The most painful for her was that in that moment of silence where absolutely no one would speak up for her defence, realizing how she was truly and utterly despised by the whole kingdom
Anyone else think that Angelica Huston acted the absolute hell out of this scene? The expressions on her face, of shock, then confusion, disgust, then finally fear, are all spot on. I always maintain it is much harder to play a villain role than a hero, and the fact that everyone loved seeing Rodmilla get hers in this scene actually shows how well Ms Huston acted the character
Angelica had so much fun with this role. Her facial expressions throughout the movie (flirting with the palace courier, laughing about the Marguerite's "bee sting") are just amazing.
@@druidriley3163 I agree. She did a great job.
Her face is fantastic. She can say everything without seeming to move any part of her face at all
Because she is from era Hollywood had more brains. Angelica delivered perfection. The Cinderella movie, Cate Blanchette wasted her beauty and acting skill with lame limes and co actors. This film by Drew Barrymore is a classic with perfect cinematography.
That's morticia addams there
“Marguerite, I don’t believe you’ve met… my wife.” Oh, that was SO satisfying!!
Also, the necklace Danielle is wearing is the same necklace that the Page Boy smuggles out to Rodmilla and subsequently has Marguerite “return” to the Queen.
i remember as a kid i was thinking like wheres the big wedding ??
@@otakualways They could have eloped or he married Danielle at the wedding he just left of that Spanish princess.
@@otakualways they never specified how long it was from when Henry “rescues” Danielle to when this scene took place . I always figured it was 1 or 2 days. Their wedding probably took place sometime in those few days.
I've watched this movie to the point where every time my mother would hear me watching it she'd just roll her eyes and I've NEVER noticed that it was the same necklace
His telling Marguerite that Danielle is his wife is my favorite part and I watch it over and over.
I love the huge eye roll from Jacquline when her sister tries equally throw Rodmilla under the bus. It was perfect!
I absolutely love all of her facial expressions and smirks through the entire scene.
I love Jacqueline’s expression when the Queen asks if anyone will speak up for Rodmilla. Jacqueline’s face: “Yeah, good look with that one.” 😅
Jacquline was sweet she was the only one out of the three that was nice to Danielle. She was tired of how her mother and sister treated her. Always treated as the ugly sister glad she got her happy ending too.
She’s so done with their bullshit and I love it!
I have seen this movie so many times and somehow missed that til now
"Silence, both of you, good god are they always like this?" "Worse, your majesty"
"Of course not, mother, I'm only here for the food." Jacqueline being 100% savage.
@@mish375 I love Captain Laurent's face after that
@@a.g.demada5263 He's so proud of her for sticking up for herself.
@@mish375 true
Blonde stepsister: "I'm a victim here!"
Jacquline: 🙄
King to Jacquline: Are they always like this?
I am glad Jacqueline also got her happy ending. She was much nicer than the other two. She ended up with a lover and free will in the castle alongside Danielle. Always be nice to your entourage. It always will be rewarding in the end.
I love Jacqueline! When I saw this at the cinema in 1998, I was overjoyed to see NZ actress Melanie Lynsky playing Jacqueline, I love how she gets to live in the castle with her husband and step sister - Danielle is more like a true loving sister than her real family anyway.
@@TheJackdaw77 in some version of the tale, one of the stepsisters is described as nicer than the other
@@a.g.demada5263 Exactly. In many renditions of Cinderella, one step sister is cruel, and another is nicer. The nicer step sister, just like Cinderella, gets a happy ending and a lover
@@TheJackdaw77 Jacqueline is awesome in this movie. I like her a lot. She's very nice.
@@deletedaccount1990 I don't remember which version I read (I'm french) but in one, at the end, when they recognize Cinderella as the woman of the ball, the two stepsisters fall on their knees and beg her to pardon, what Cinderella does and even find them a husband
I love that she's wearing the queen's pendant, the same one that Marguerite and her mother used to trick her, I love the way they send you the message that the queen supports Danielle. Love this movie.
I always thought that about the queen i remember the queens face when Danielle goes to the masquerade and Romilda rips her wing off and exposes her then Danielle runs out, it flashes to the queens face as Danille runs out and she looks truly concerned and worried for her, it says alot to me when you take into consideration she had never met Danielle not even when Danielle was pretending to be a countess.
@@sujugothkitten Yeah! the queen's face at the masquerade was another sign.
Rodmilla noticed that pendant, too, and she knew that she was screwed when she realized that.
It’s actually not the same one they’re just very similar.
yes i saw that too, the queen is a lovely woman
I always thought it was impressive and awful that Rodmilla, even on her knees and knowing her fate was in her step-daughter's hands, could still look at Danielle like she was a bug. She still looked at this girl dressed in silk and jewels with such disdain, without begging or pleading, as if she was still in charge of her life rather than the other way around. Rodmilla hated her that much.
I agree. To me, it's in her little eyebrow thing when she asks "how long might that be?" like that little smirk. She knows Danielle won't have her exiled or executed or anything, so she feels like she still has the upper hand, because she won on some level. She could do that to Danielle easily, but Danielle never could to her, in her mind she's the stronger one. It reminds me of her quote earlier in the movie that nothing is final till you're dead. She's NOT dead. She's not banished. She's right there, in the palace, having access to almost anywhere she wants as a servant now, coming and going without anyone paying her notice. I always thought that a sequel would be within the realm of possibility, because Rodmilla would never give up that easy, she's too devious and conniving and willing to do anything to get what she wants. I'd have loved to see her try to work from the shadows, still try to disrupt Danielle's life even without her title or status or power. I feel like, for Rodmilla, she's definitely thinking of ways to get back at Danielle, to get out of whatever situation she'll find herself in. Like Danielle said, she'll think about Danielle every day for the rest of her life, imagine what Rodmilla would come up with if she had all that time, doing menial tasts, to think about plots and plans, her hatred of Danielle growing even more. Because she's alive, and so nothing is final.
That disdainful smirk and those dagger-shooting looks from her eyes, whoa - - if looks could kill, Danielle would’ve been a goner‼️
@@DfyGrvt21 I would like to see them sold to a country estate where Marguerite is forced to marry a man like the monster that Danielle had to escape from.
I think when Rodmilla said "and how long might that be?" She meant she would've rather died then serve Danielle since she knew well what punishment Danielle had in mind for her.
@@Embermoon91 And it's exactly the punishment that she got, too! Karma's like that!
The ONLY Cinderella worth her salt, who carried a full grown man over her shoulder, no tight corsets and spilling bosoms, natural strength, grace and beauty.. Drew Barrymore 🎉🥰
Not sure why I wasn’t attracted to her when I was younger, but she is a fox!
“Of course not mother….I’m only here for the food” 🔥🔥🔥
That’s a burn
This scene is even better on a rewatch. Watching Rodmilla floating into the court, doing a big show of bowing to the gathered royalty, as her and Marguerite are completely ignorant of the fate that is about to befall them while Jacqueline quietly plays along. Equally masterful and cathartic.
Jacqueline knew the shit was gonna hit the fan for her mother and sister and she stuck the knife in at the first chance lol
The thing is Jacqueline probably became Danielle's lady in waiting which isn't as lowly as some would think, she is basically her confidant and has Danielle's ear many in court would kill for that position to be the confidant of the crown Princess and future Queen.
@@wickedwitchoftheeast88 considering that Jacqueline was the only Ghent who was ever nice to her, I think it's very likely she became Danielle's version of Laurent. Especially since it's heavily implied that Jacqueline & Laurent became a couple
@@mariskelley8831 That must have pissed off Rodmilla and Marguerite more the fact Jacqueline wasn't there with them so they can't even pass their dirty work onto her lol
@@wickedwitchoftheeast88the I’m only here for food line speaks volumes since it’s basically her saying I was never part of the abuse and I am now calling you out whether you like it or not
The stepmother and sister will toil away cleaning her laundry, always hearing about Christmas in Paris, having royal children and eventually becoming queen. I think it is the perfect revenge. One of my favourite movie scenes!!
I still find it absolutely amazing how Anjelica Huston was able to just "float" in at 0:08 .She does the same thing as Morticia in the Addams Family. She must have hidden wheels on her feet! 😂
😂😂
It's the tiny steps I've seen Russian dancers do.
And the footwork in marching bands
She is superb as the narcissistic stepmother, who was so very envious/jealous of the love that Cinderella’s father held for his daughter.
Her Italian mother was a ballerina.
I think Drew Barrymore is such an underrated actress and overcoming what she went through as a child only makes me admire her all the more
What happened to her?
@@asuna932 Famous parents, poor thing.
@@asuna932 she was quite a wild child - literally. She had an alcohol problem at around age 10!
Basically, she was a little girl in a seedy grown up world.
But she overcame it all in her late teens, early 20s. Stopped drinking and took better care of herself.
She’s had quite a career.
She was like 14 when she began living on her own.
@@ItCantRainAllTheTime1988 Well, the fact that she was an alcoholic at age 10 suggests that whoever raised her really wasn't the best guardian - so I wouldn't wonder that the courts would agree to emancipate such a person at the age of 14!
She was better off, because she got help and overcame her issues through her teens and early 20s.
The idea that nobody speaks in her defense, says it all about who she is and she is a rotten human being! Excellent ending to such a cruel villain
Plus no one would want to go against the rulers wish.
Some even smirked like they were saying "you so deserve this, b****."
A book was made based on this movie, and there was a part during the ball where Rodmilla was talking to one of the mothers at Court. The mother was saying something like, "Oh, I trust you won't forget us, Rodmilla." (Since it seemed like Henry was going to choose Marguerite to be his bride)
And Rodmilla says along the lines like, "You can count on it."
So yeah she was definitely a bitch 🙁
@@asuna932 No. Monarchies don’t equal dictatorship. That was common actually. To speak up in court on behalf of someone. Especially in that era. The king or queen were open to having their mind changed. The fact that nobody had a kindness to say about someone was and is rare. Shows you are not nice to people and people don’t like you and only tolerate you based on your status and decorum.
And the fact that, even though her fate is in Danielle's hands, Rodmilla still gives her the stink eye and doesn't even try to hide her contempt, proves she is pretty much a lost cause and incapable of redemption.
I love how Danielle closes her eyes just for a moment before pronouncing sentence. It's a wonderful transition from vengeance to mercy. She'd already won, and she could have gone further, but when Rodmilla implies through her question that she expects Danielle to have her executed, Danielle just releases her anger and lets go of her pain. It's beautiful (as is Drew Barrymore herself).
Not mercy, compassion. She saw that Rodmilla was frightened with the threat of death and she's not that kind of person to do that to a person.
@@druidriley3163 Compassion is an emotion. Mercy is an act. They often go hand in hand.
@@PaperbackWizard Yes, but that's not why she closed her eyes. She closed her eyes because she was empathizing, feeling compassion for a proud woman who all but admitted her fear of being put to death.
I love the look Jacqueline’s sweetheart gives her at 1:26 like ‘that’s my girl!’
I always wondered if her mother and sister had gotten away with their schemes and Margarite had married the prince, if they would have approved of Jacqueline marrying him or if they would have used her as bargaining chip to make alliances like a lot of women of higher ranking were used for
@@ddthewolfGiven that Captain Laurent has status and access to the royal court as a result, I think he would be considered a good match for Jacqueline. Rodmilla would be a fool if she refused a marriage between them as she always wanted access to the royals.
Jacqueline is more of an angel than her evil sister and mother will ever be.
@@mish375yeah but having foreign backing power is always more favored
I love how absolutely no one would speak for Rodmilla, not even her own daughter. The look of shock on her face as she looked for someone to say something was satisfying but the look of pure horror when she saw that Danielle was the new Princess was pure satisfaction.
I honestly love so much about this ending. We all know why Danielle deserves her happy ending but I'm really glad Jaqueline got one too. Throughout the movie she's treated like crap by her mother and sister. Margeurite gets praised for being abusive to Danielle but Jaqueline never stoops that low even though it would likely benefit her to be more cutthroat. She remains kind and tried to help her as much as she can. In the end, she gets a nice man who treats her well, and gets to live in the palace. The people who were nasty get to live, but have to live a brutal life as servants. I like that this movie reinforces the belief that being an a** hole will only get you so far, and at the end of the day kindness and compassion will win. We need more of that in the world.
I only remember Marguerite being abusive to Danielle when she took Danielle's dead Mother shoes and Danielle is like,"These are my mother's!" Marguerite says"Yes, and your mother's dead!" Danielle punched her in the eye and chased her around the house. Marguerite threatens to burn Utopia, Danielle's Father's last gift to her before he died. Danielle gives the shoes to Marguerite and Marguerite throws the book in the fireplace anyways out of spite while Danielle cries. I think Marguerite also screamed at Danielle for eggs. So, Marguerite has only been abusive to Danielle twice..
@@riverjordan2725she was verbally abusive before that too, in the first breakfast scene I think. She and her mother both treated everyone without status like they were dirt.
I agree. Jacqueline deserved her happy ending as she was the only one of her step-family who was ever kind to Danielle and Jaqueline was treated like garbage by her
Mother and her sister and came very close to sharing Danielle’s fate as a servant, and she informed the prince of what had happened to Danielle.
In the end, she got to wed captain Laurent and have a good life
@@riverjordan2725she was verbally abusive a few times and behind her back and insulting her.
Because Jacqueline was never GROOMED like Marguerite was.
This is how you cast a movie, every actor suits perfectly with the character they are portraying
And just think, the prince was gonna be Wolverine.
Anjelica Huston always has this slightly over-the-top presence to her characters that I just love.
This is the BEST version of Cinderella in existence. Period!!!
This entire resolution is just *chef’s kiss* The way Danielle demonstrates that she’s the better person by not selling them as chattel even though that’s exactly what Rodmilla tried to do with her & the servants but she also doesn’t just forgive her abusers and does get to strip them of their social status- the only thing they ever cared about and the reason they were willing & ready to sell the entire household down the river. The shade Henry throws at Marguerite the shade Jacqueline throws at Rodmilla UGH ITS SO GOOD-
The acting is superb. Even at the very edge of the abyss, this woman’s narcissism is so marked that it’s impossible for her to think beyond her hatred. The way she looks at Danielle and speaks to her even as she’s bowing shows that this woman’s only objective quality is hatred and contempt. What a pitiful worthless woman
she made it sound so nice when she said "she the same courtesy she has bestowed upon me", and the next scene will be them doing all the dirty works in the castle and getting scolded by kitchen chef and majordomos 🤣🤣...this was really a nice movie
"And you're getting on my nerves!" *BAM!!!* "Haha, NOW get to work!" XD
This movie is MY FAVORITE Cinderella story. The second is the one with Hilary Duff, but back to THIS movie. My face was in a wide grin when I saw the ending of this movie. Any normal person would have stayed quiet and let Danielle’s step mother and sister go to America. However, 10 years Danielle had only one mother in her life. Now, she may never get the love from her, but that does not mean Danielle needs to be like that. The least Danielle wanted to do is say goodbye. And just like she said:
“I want you to know that AFTER this moment, I will never think of you again. But you I am quite certain you will think about me everyday for the rest of your life.”
Danielle did not ask for much fro either her stepmother and sister. Only that they both learn to come to love her. But they both made choices. And even if you don’t agree with Danielle’s decision look at it this way.
If the Stepmother and sister DID NOT bully Danielle, she never would have meet Henry. Danielle’s stepmother let her go the moment her father passed away. Now it is Danielle’s turn to do the same only she is getting at least the other stepsister as her only family. And now she is part of a royal family and they seem to respect her enough. ~
Well put. Kinda like what I said but much more fleshed out ;) thanks for sharing!
I think the Queen and King probably like Danielle very much. No other reason would allow they to accept a commoner as their princess.
I also thought this was Danielle's way of thanking Rodmilla for not throwing her out into the streets as soon as her Dad died. Technically, Rodmilla could have thrown Danielle into the streets since Augustus died and Danielle was not her Biological Daughter, so technically, Rodmilla had no reason to keep Danielle in the house anymore and Danielle was just a child. Rodmilla could have easily let this 8 year old girl fend for herself, but she didn't and let Danielle still live in the Manor.
I love Jacqueline's reply at 1:13, then when her sister turns to her, no doubt with a glare, she's like ., . . "What? Well you are!" with just a look :)
Just watched this movie for the first time today! Holy crap was this scene so satisfying, not to mention the scene where Danielle straight up PUNCHES the evil stepsister. I was literally BEGGING Danielle in my head to punch her silly after that comment about her mother being dead, and then she did and I legit cheered, throwing my arms up in celebration like no tomorrow. I'm honestly so upset that I didn't see this movie sooner; it's probably the most SATISFYING Cinderella adaptation I've ever seen, and believe me, I grew up watching ALOT of those Cinderella adaptations. Awesome movie; will totally be watching it again for sure.
I personally think an even colder line would have been something like,"Why do you care if I wear your Mother's clothes and shoes? She's DEAD! And I don't care that she's DEAD!"
I'm not a fan of romance movies but I thoroughly enjoyed this. A true classic
I think of all the different versions of Cinderella, this one was the best because she didn't act like a damsel in distress.
Yes it definitely is and is so much better than all the previous Cinderella movies that have been made it's a shame we never got a sequel
The mother still looked like she would do everything all again. I love Angelica
Angelica must have had such fun with this role.
All the more reason to simply execute her then and there or as soon as possible. As Mace Windu would say, "She's too dangerous to be left alive."
Still love the sass and snark from Jacqueline. She’s enjoying this little moment of payback.
It's nice that Jacqueline got her own happily ever after for being kind to Danielle
@@mysticgirl916 Critics thought that Jacqueline still deserved to be punished in some way for not telling Rodmilla and Jacqueline to stop being mean to Danielle. They thought Jacqueline deserved to work for a week in the Laundry.
@@riverjordan2725Jacqueline would have been cast out by Rodmilla had she spoken up to her. She was psychologically abused by Rodmilla, too.
@@riverjordan2725Really bad take from them. They really thought she could get them, her mother and her golden child sister, to stop abusing Daniella?
Can I just say that Danielle really acted as the bigger person, she had every reason to send them to America but instead she chose to make them laundry maids. not much better but at least they get to stay in the country they know and aren't completely left fending for themselves
And I think that’s one of the takeaways of why the scene is so great! It really is a emotionally powered charged finale!
Very true! She was such a kind hearted person. It almost made me mad lol
@@SparklyFluffyness if it did make you mad, think of it this way: shipping them off would have been too easy.... it's better if they stay, be tortured with maid duties (which the baroness obviously wouldn't be able to stand since she mentioned earlier in the film that she didn't wanna get her hands dirty) and be under a close watch as well... lol
They treated Cinderella badly
Actually it was much better. The Americas at the time weren't a vacation lol.
0:33
The "Oh, shit!" look on her face when she realized too late that she walked right into a trap.
yes she and her horrible daughter
Dying is easy. Surviving with nothing is a miracle but living with guilt is hell. Idk what it is or how it'll turn out but she'll get the reward for the all the beautiful things she did to her stepdaughter.
💯
Per her body language, she'd likely do it again given the chance. So long as she's alive, she'll always be a problem.
Sometimes, it's best to simply get rid of the problem right then and there
I absolutely love this scene. In this scene in particular there's a specific moment that I loved the most. When Danielle spoke and said "I will speak for her", the stepmother put her hand over her mouth. She immediately KNEW that voice. And what this very moment signified. It was her comeuppance. Her karma. All the horrible things she did to Danielle had come full circle and it was time for her to reap what she sowed and it demanded.....retribution. A perfectly done scene that truly made me smile.😌
It's amazing how instead of trying to defend her mother Margaret's first instinct is to turn on her, but it is what her mother probably taught her
And Jacqueline is rolling her eyes in the background simply because she's seen this behaviour before.
Anjelica Huston has some sort of otherworldly control over her eyebrows. They practically have their own identities.
2:11 The moment of utter terror on the Baroness' face tells you that after EVERYTHING she put Danielle through, no matter how much she rationalised her reasons away in her head over and over throughout the years, that moment of pure terror in her face tells you that she knows with more than 100% certainty that what she did to Danielle was nothing more than pure evil. She knows in this moment that the complete mess which now she stands in is nothing other than completely of her own making. For someone so smart and cunning this is the moment she realises she's been outplayed.
To her this was all nothing more than a nasty game of power play - psychological mind games, manipulation and bullying.
And this is the moment she finally gets out-played.
And man is it so damn satisfying to see that look on her face which tells you she knows 100% not only what a horrible despicable human being she's been - and how embarrassed she feels for everyone to now finally see her as nothing more than that - but also even more embarrassing for her - as someone who prides herself more on her image and power - what an utter embarrassment and idiot she's proven and shown herself up to be.
One of the most satisfying film comeuppances for all those reasons!
Out of all Drew Barrymores movies this 1 is my absolute favorite
It was funny watching mother and daughter showing their true colours in front of the king, the queen and the prince plus the whole court. They dug a huge hole for themselves
yes they sure did
@@jaclynsanture6643 Yeah, I think that Rodmilla might've gotten a lighter punishment before Marguerite's outburst. After she had it, things went downhill.
@@PintheDogand I don’t think that Marguerite was in much trouble until she turned on Rodmilla, either.
That final stare down before bowing to her was DEFINITELY telling as well. Anyone could see how much Rodmilla hated Danielle with a passion.
This scene really rocked BUT one thing it missed when it showed the same curtesy to them by making them washer women… they forgot to beat them both black and blue on their backs. The pain she was in after that beating still boils my blood
she got what she desvered for being so mean. kindness and love always wins.
Well, it’s what the movies help us to believe :)… because who doesn’t want a happy ending
"Choose your words wisely, Madame, for they may be your last!"
Priceless.
She spoke was a sense of forgiveness and revenge that she’ll forget her and her to think about Danielle as she’s punish her with the same courtesy.
Still to this day ,best Cinderella ending ever!!!
I love the smile on Laurent’s face when Jacqueline says she’s there for food. 😊
Yes, he's proud of her
I think my favorite moment is at 1:25 when Jacqueline's boyfriend has to look on his face of" that's my girl."
I like this part too. At least, Jacqueline has a good future
so do i
Husband
One of the best renditions of Cinderella I have seen.
I love coming back to the scene from time to time I just love the shade from Henry
"Marguerite... I don't believe you've met my wife" LMFAO that comeback lives in my head rent free 😂
"Bestow upong her the same custody she has me."
The king: Alright we'll sell her to a pervert.
Courtesy not custody but that would be a pretty nice alternate ending for Rodmilla and Marguerite 😈
I love how Jacqueline bows instantly with everyone else, while her sister and mother look around in astonishment.
Love the reaction when Prince Henry address Danielle as his wife to Marguerite. I often think Danielle and Henry married in secret with a few witnesses (like his parents and Danielle's friends). The rest of the kingdom was keep in the dark.
I still love that little proud nod the man gives to the nice step sister. He was so proud haha
I love this movie of Cinderella version where she is not as weak little girl as almost all versions are like. She makes friends with the gypsies by out smarting them. She plots behind the stepmother back to get her family back (the old guy that worked for her dad). When she was sold to the one creepy guy she stood up to him with a sword for her freedom. And so many others.
One thing keeps running through my mind is if the stepmother raised all three of those girls the same way she would have had three times had to get into the castle for the life she wanted.
Instead she made her one daughter just like her, the other one was an worthless one who was allowed for ride but not heard, and Cinderella (the stepdaughter) as a tool for work and nothing else.
Well, the four of them did get to live in the castle like she wanted. Just not how she wanted. Lol
I love how the one sister's boyfriend smirk was like 'That my girl' when she said "They are worst ." I just love it.
Or when she said "No mother. I'm here for the food. " Like this is her revenge day ,too.
I just love this movie.
so do i, my older sister by three years took me to see this in the 90s
To be fair, in 1512, Women were for the large part submissive, subservient,domicile, tame, damsels in distress, etc. In the 50's when Disney made Cinderella, women were still pretty much the same. No way would Danielle in 1494 be playing in mud and acting like a boy/Tomboy as an 8 year old girl and in 1512 she wouldn't be punching people in the face and threatening to slice up people with a sword, and throwing apples at Princes as an 18 year old Adult. That would fit in more with the 1998 version. Danielle in the 1998 was smart, independent, self sufficient, strong, tough, proud, etc. In the original Fairy Tales and the Disney Movie, she was subservient, submissive, tame, domicile, ect. In the 2015 version, Cinderella was kind and sweet and it threw a lot of people off judging by how tough, strong, independent, self sufficient, proud Drew Barrymore's Danielle Version is. 💡
I still love the fact the necklace that Danielle wears in this scene is the same one the Baroness and Margarite gave back to the queen claiming she had dropped it.
Always my favorite adaptation. I like that one step sister was kind and the step mom and other step sister didn’t get away with no consequences.
I also liked how the other step sister was nice to her.
That's a reference of the original tale where the youngest stepsister is described as nicer
@@a.g.demada5263
what original tale? there's so many around the world
and from what I remember, not one references a kind stepsister (even a second stepsister for that matter)
@@盧璘壽로인수 the version of Charles Perrault. It's the one we grew up with in France
@a.g.demada5263 is that the version where she forgives the stepsisters and even sets them up with the titled nobility?
@@盧璘壽로인수 yes, it's this one (except she finds them a husband not a title). The Disney movie is adapted of this version
That "after this moment i will never think of you again. But im certain you will think of me every day for the rest of your life" 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I am a big fan of the 2015 live-action "Cinderella" with Lily James & Richard Madden, but this one is still my favorite. I love that "oh, sh--!" look on her stepmother's face when Danielle speaks for the first time and everyone in the room bows to her! 🤣🤣🤣
The one thing that would have made this scene even better would have been if when Danielle said, "You will think about me every day for the rest of your life," she would have added, "like a pebble in your shoe." That would have been epic!
wouldn't be surprised if someone from the live-action "Cinderella" team (even Kenneth Branagh) was inspired by this film
@@盧璘壽로인수 Nor would I.
"Did you or did you not, lie to her Majesty the Queen of France?"
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"Uh... which time?"
She lied about the necklace, Danielle's identity, Marguerite's eye and Danielle being engaged
One of the most satisfying scenes EVER!!! After all that wicked behavior FINALLY Rodmilla and Marguerite are HISTORY!!! And Henry telling Marguerite to meet his wife was the biggest punch she needed in her life! And Jacqueline's lines are perfect! "Of course not, mother. I'm only here for the food." XD
Edward? His name is HENRY!
Even though this is a fictional movie there really are wicked parents out in the real world today who want to put down and destroy one child and treat the other or others like royalties but when that on child comes back and does something positive and makes a come up that one parent is looking stupid and some parents want to be forgiven, some want something from that one child, and others get more angry at that one child for proving the evil parent wrong or not giving the parent something.
Just shows some people should not become parents now a days.
It is difficult to forgive people who caused you pain and hardship but Danielle was a true champion.
In the original tale, Cinderella forgives to the two stepsisters after they begged her
This is one of the better pay backs upon the step mother and the main step sister. I liked this telling of the tale better because at least the other step sister wasn't a monster like the other step family and helped to expose the two for what they really are. Also the fact that the two evil ones went there willingly expecting the one sister to be announced the bride of the prince only to fact not only their crimes but the fact that no one liked them enough to help them was just chef kiss.
What's great about these scene, unlike other adaptations, is it shows that you DON'T have to forgive your abuser.
Francis The First and Henry The Second are my thirteenth and twelfth great grandfathers.
I saw this movie in theater with my friend. I got a kick out of seeing my direct ancestors portrayed in a fairytale.
Only problem is that these monarchs don't really fit the timeline
@@LaKellita Well, no. It’s a fairytale.
@@nicholasrue7397 plus America wasn't exactly well known then
I just love the revenge, Anjelica Houston acted her role superbly.
This film is one of my favorites of all time. I never get tired of watching this along with The Mummy and The Mummy Returns. I also appreciate the way they created a strong female character who is also vulnerable and very likable. I must say, Angelica Huston played the role of the villainess quite well. She made the whole film a joy to watch. One cannot help but laugh at her witty proverbs and sayings.
Definitely my favorite version of Cinderella! I also love that Jacqueline was remorseful and got her happy ending as well. One of my favorite moments with Jacqueline occurs in the scene right before this one starts. The women are invited to the castle and Jacqueline is in on the plan. Right before the door closed, she gives a small smile and gazes in a way that really reminds me of The Mona Lisa! I don't know if it was intentional or not, but with Da Vinci being in the movie... just curious about what you think.
Very interesting!🙂
Did Jacqueline need to feel remorse tho? She was always kind and considerate of Danielle.
@@errolpletcher9186yes. But she stood by and did nothing to defend her and she also looked down on Danielle.
@@juicyfruit8640 It's not like she had any other option. She's basically the spare. Good for sport when the main victim is out of the way, and probably who got the brunt of it before Danielle was even in the picture.
@@juicyfruit8640Jacqueline cleaned and took care of Danielle's wounds after the lashing Rodmilla gave her and pointed out that Marguerite shouldn't have said that about Danielle's Mother and she kind of praised Danielle for punching Marguerite and they both laughed. The only reason Jacqueline didn't stand up for Danielle was because she was shy.
Oh don’t act Innocent Marguerite. You we’re literally part of Rodmilla’s scheme to ruin Danielle’s life.
amen
“I’m only here for the food” 💅🏼Iconic
While it is of course likely that the court had been given the heads-up, the fact that no one spoke up for Rodmilla or even gave her a sympathetic look still shows how, for all her plots, schemes, manipulations, pretences, simpering, and fawning throughout the years, Rodmilla De Ghent had not made any true friends at all. Oh, and Marguerite was actually more intelligent than her mother - that look on her face was clearly “Heaven help me! I am done for! My fool of a mother and I are done for!” Yes, even she knew that her mother was friendless, and even if she was not, no one would dare risking incurring the royal disfavour by speaking up for them.
My favourite version of Cinderella by far and the casting is perfect.
It's definitely my favourite version of Cinderella as well, loved it so much as a kid!
I love the sly grin the baroness gives Danielle when she asks, “How long will that be?” It’s like she’s saying, “I know the contempt you feel for me, but I also know you’re too good to let them hang me.” Danielle’s resulting sigh says, “Fine, I’ll let you play me one last time.” The subtle interplay is brilliant!
Its because earlier Danielle said the Baroness was the only mother she ever knew. No matter what she did Danielle still loved her like one.
@@426makAlso, Rodmilla could have let Danielle live in an Orphanage since Danielle was an Orphaned at 8. Rodmilla at least let her live in the Manor even if she treated Danielle like a Slave.
@@karicewillis It was a complicated relationship. The Baroness saw Danielle's father in her, a man she loved and hated in equal measures.
This will always be may favourite Cinderella movie
My mother and I adore this movie. Though, my mother pointed out that, actually, a conniving woman like Rodmilla actually would have done well in America in that time. She could have easily used her considerable charm-and her daughter's beauty- to net Marguerite wealthy enough husband and carved out a comfortable life for them both. Danielle keeping them in France as servants to the Crown was actually a far worse fate.
I wish they would’ve shown Rodmilla’s reaction to what Jacqueline said. Like her realizing the error she made in favoring one daughter over the other. Also 1:35 I never noticed how Marguerite looks at her mother like that, especially after she turned on her.
Danielle forgives her stepmother. Just because she didnt say doesnt mean she didnt forgive her or her stepsister. What she does is give her the same treatment that she gave her. She is allowing her to experience the suffering that she went through. Sometimes you dont realize your wickedness until you have to experience it yourself. Not only do I think she forgave them but she decided to wash her memory of them and move on to happiness. Unforgiveness gives birth to bitterness and resentment and grudges and she decided to set herself free from that. I hae done that same thing and asked that people who caused me to suffer have to experience that suffering on themselves. Its reversing the karmic energies.
That eyebrow arch "your... highness" love it!!
To this day my favorite adaptation.
Unsurpassed!
Thanks for this upload.
Notice how the three women walk. They take small steps. This was to make it look like they had no legs under their big skirts. Almost like they're floating on the skirts or under the skirts are wheels that the women are rolling on. This was one of the fashion trends in Europe for a long time.
This movie is also an example of how to make a smart movie with smart dialogue and a smart script.
If this movie were made by Hollywood today, Queen Danielle would've chopped the head off of her stepmother and stepsister with a battle-axe while screaming f bombs and blood and flesh would be everywhere.
I know, I'm a grumpy old man but I'm not the only person who doesn't like TV and movies today.
I love Jacqueline in this scene. She is usually in the background but she somehow knew that Danielle was queen and was going to stay in France if Danielle had not spoken for her stepmother. Her facial expression are so cute.
Danielle is a Princess, not a Queen. 😀 She'd most likely become Queen after Marie died however. 😀
I think someone from Disney watched this and then decided the Anastasia redemption plotline
(afterall "anastasia" in Greek & Slavic means "resurrection")
I think she did kinda know after the prince went to go find Danielle.
Jacqueline was a part of this entire plot to bring down her mother and sister.
@@盧璘壽로인수 The Anastasia animated movie? That was originally 20th Century Fox and came out 1 year prior to this film.
This is the best, but really the best, Cinderella's movie version ever
It‘s very cute indeed but my vote will always go to „Three Hazelnuts for Cinderella“ from 1973. It‘s a masterpiece. In case you don‘t know it but love a great fairy tale, I highly recommend it!
@@miruschkac7880 o will search for that!
"All I ask, Your Majesties, is that You show her the same courtesy that she has bestowed upon me."
Kelso: *BURN!*
I love this film every time I watch it I think of my grandma watching it with me
They deserved to work because they'd never worked a day in their lives.
Yea lol so spoiled rotten
@@oooh19 I’m mean they’re the ones who were all fur coats and known knickers.
This is exactly where being evil and greedy will get you:
Completely and utterly alone
So many good lines in this scene.
Jacquline knew the whole time! One of the good scenes! “Of course not mother! I’m only here for the food!”
I've always been baffled by her actions from a political perspective. If she had treated her new daughter just as well, and raised her up to court, that would have been another marriable child in chance of bringing the family to prominence. RIP
The reason she hated Danielle was because her father only told Danielle he loved her before died, making her bitterly jealous and angry.
@@Embermoon91 I’ve never pinterpreted her as wanting for that love , only as a politician that sees her family as extensions of herself. But a very reasonable argument that i didn’t consider all the same.
"There seem to be quite a few people out of town." 😂
+Ricardo Trevino I think it was "out of tongue," because they weren't speaking.
@@PintheDog No, it's definitely,"Out of town," but I can see why you think it's,"Out of tongue,". 😀
Anjelica is so good for comedy...😅
RIP Timothy West