When his father dies, poor Fella is left at the mercy of his snobbish stepmother and her two no-good sons Maximilian and Rupert. As he slaves away for his nasty step-family, Maximilian and Rupert attempt to find a treasure Fella's father has supposedly hidden on the estate. Hoping to restore her dwindling fortunes, the stepmother plans a fancy ball in honor of the visiting Princess Charmein whom she hopes will marry Rupert. Eventually, Fella's Fairy Godfather shows up to convince him that he has a shot at winning the Princess himself.
When his father dies, poor Fella is left at the mercy of his snobbish stepmother and her two no-good sons Maximilian and Rupert. As he slaves away for his nasty step-family, Maximilian and Rupert attempt to find a treasure Fella's father has supposedly hidden on the estate. Hoping to restore her dwindling fortunes, the stepmother plans a fancy ball in honor of the visiting Princess Charmein whom she hopes will marry Rupert. Eventually, Fella's Fairy Godfather shows up to convince him that he has a shot at winning the Princess himself.
The film is a comedic, gender-reversed retelling of a classic fairy tale, focusing on universal themes of individual virtue, overcoming adversity, and finding love, which prevents it from aligning with a specific political ideology.
The movie features a predominantly traditional cast, consistent with its production era. Its narrative, a gender-swapped fairy tale, does not engage in critical portrayals of traditional identities or explicitly incorporate DEI themes beyond the central comedic premise.
The film is a direct gender-reversed adaptation of the Cinderella fairy tale. The protagonist, originally female, is portrayed as male (Cinderfella), and the love interest, originally male, is portrayed as female (Princess Charming), among other character gender changes.
Cinderfella is a 1960 musical comedy that reimagines the classic Cinderella tale with a male lead. The narrative centers entirely on heterosexual romance and family dynamics, with no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters, themes, or subtext present in the story.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Cinderfella (1960) is a gender-swapped adaptation of the classic Cinderella fairy tale. All main characters, including Fella and Princess Charming, are portrayed by white actors, consistent with the widely established racial depiction of the source material's characters.
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