Behind Snow White, the most adapted and re-interpreted fairy tale of all time has to be Charles Perrault’s “Cinderella.” Among the more successful attempts have been a popular Disney cartoon, three ...

Other ancient writers referenced this tale, which some consider one of the origins of the Cinderella story. Fairy tales and folk tales are transmitted orally and there are often variations of them ...

That’s as it should be, because 1997’s Cinderella is by far the best adaptation of the fairy tale out there. (I did the math on this.) It’s a wonderful movie in general. Its legacy looms large: Every ...