ITF Read & Watch: Cinderella (1697 story & 1997 film) ft. Colored Pages Book Club

Cinderella is an ancient story, but the most well-known literary version is the tale by The Mother Goose AKA Charles Perrault, first published in the late 1600s. But what does it have in common with a Whitney Houston and Brandy led Cinderella musical adaptation from the 90s? In episode 160, Marci & Ako of the Colored Pages Book Club podcast join Luke & James to discuss the fairy tale genre staple, revisit a childhood classic, and laugh about all the weirdness the Brothers Grimm managed to bring into their version of the story.

Topics: Rodger and Hammerstein’s Cinderella’s puzzling absence from Disney Plus, some dubious “morals” included in the original, how best to treat the evil stepsisters, an unexplained fairy godmother, the value of a fantasy world without racism, the narrative role of the music in musicals, and the unique intersection of class, gender, and race. Plus, a final vote on which was better: the story or the film!

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Music: Ross Bugden