As a live-action remake of Disney’s Cinderella brings the magic of the much-loved animation to life, its director Kenneth Branagh describes the making of his exuberant new version of the classic fairy tale. Interview by Sally WilliamsKenneth Branagh: In the Disney animation, Cinderella and Prince Charming first meet at the ball. In our version they meet on horseback after Cinderella, or ‘Ella’, played by Lily James, helps a stag being hunted by the prince, Richard Madden, to escape. Unaware that he is a prince, she has a feisty conversation with him about why he is hunting. Ella’s relationship with the natural world is fundamental to the film. We chose not to focus on the rags-to-riches story but on her compassion – her mother’s dying words were, ‘Have courage and be kind.’ We shot this in a beautiful part of Windsor Great Park among oaks that are older than Shakespeare. Both were semi-experienced riders, but because we wanted the riding to be real they worked with a horse wrangler for several months, and Lily practised hard at staying on a horse at full gallop."
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