An musical escape into the innocence of youth
I saw The Glass Slipper when I was sixteen, a few hours before I went to my first prom. Being a dancer at the time, I loved the ballet scenes and dreamed of perhaps pursuing that road. But I also loved the realistic magic of the Cinderella story. And the role of the fairy godmother is the best ever. Being a newcomer, Leslie Caron showed her acting skills. All in all, I knew I was in a make-believe world, but at that time young girls dreamed of such possibilities. And I loved the ending and the fact that stepmother and stepsisters were not as evil as previously portrayed.When TCM showed the film two years ago, I waited for it to be on DVD, and now it is mine - to remember, to escape into the innocence of youth.