Snow White (TV film)
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| Directed by | Caroline Thompson |
| Produced by | Matthew O'Connor Caroline Thompson |
| Written by | Caroline Thompson Julie Hickson |
| Starring | Miranda Richardson Kristin Kreuk Tyron Leitso Warwick Davis Michael J. Anderson Vincent Schiavelli Tom Irwin |
| Music by | Michael Convertino |
| Cinematography | Jon Joffin |
| Editing by | Margaret Goodspeed |
| Release date(s) | 2001 |
| Running time | 93 min. |
| Language | English, French |
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Snow White, released in the U.S. as Snow White: The Fairest of Them All, was a television film, made in 2001, and based on the Snow White storyline. It was made by Hallmark. However, it deviated in several places from the original Brothers Grimm story. It was directed by Caroline Thompson. It seems to be a mixture of the story of Snow White and that of The Snow Queen.
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[edit] Plot
Born from a drop of blood in a flutter of apple blossoms, and framed in ebony, a young girl named Snow White (Kristen Kreuk, Smallville) becomes the blessing of a loving peasent couple, John (Tom Irwin, The Sandy Bottom Orchestra)and Josephine (Vera Farmiga, 15 Minutes). But with her birth comes a curse and the end of her mother's life. Left alone with an infant daughter, John braves a brutal winter in search for food for his starving angel. Salvation comes unexpectedly when the father's tears melt the frozen tomb of a bewitched creature, the Granter of Wishes (Clancy Brown, Starship Troopers). In thanks, the insinuating beast grants John three wishes: nourishment for Snow White, a kingdom in which to raise a family and a queen by his side. But John's cause for celebration is short lived.
For the Granter of Wishes has devious plans for the well being of his own family. Owing his loathsome spellcasting sister, Elspeth (Oscar-nominee & Golden Globe winner Miranda Richardson), a long awaited wish, he encourages her desires for appointment to the throne. A kingdom to rule is hers for the waiting, the new King John is hers for the belittling and a luscious little stepdaughter named Snow White, is hers to toy with and destroy at will.
The castle awaits. A looking glass is calling. And a fairy tale like no other begins...
From the relentless pursuit of a baleful queen to the deliverance of the princess by a charming prince, this splendid rendition of the beloved tale showers you with magical mirror slivers, thrills you with tumblings of wicked curses, invites you to a strange haven carved out of the hillside and endears you to the seven odd gnomes who inhabit its heart. Enhanced by magnificent visual effects by Lee Wilson, this is indeed the fairest of them all.
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[edit] Cast
- Miranda Richardson as Queen Elspeth
- Kristin Kreuk as Snow White
- Karin Konoval as Old Crone
- Tom Irwin as King John
- Vera Farmiga as Josephine
- Tyron Leitso as Prince Alfred
- Michael Gilden as Monday
- Mark J. Trombino as Tuesday
- Vincent Schiavelli as Wednesday
- Penny Blake as Thursday
- Martin Klebba as Friday
- Warwick Davis as Saturday
- Michael J. Anderson as Sunday
[edit] Countries broadcast
The film was broadcast in Canada, the U.S., and the UK (where it has been broadcast on Channel 4 every Christmas. It was translated into French for the French speaking parts of Canada.
[edit] DVD release
Both Region 1 and Region 2 DVDs were released. On 25th March 2007 a free DVD of the film was released in the British newspaper The Sunday Express.
