The Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin (1981)

Directed by

Janet Perlman

Genre

children's film

Country

Canada

Runtime

9h 57m

Rated

G

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This animated short puts a comical twist on the Cinderella story by turning all the characters into penguins. It follows a penguin version of Cinderella as she deals with her penguin stepsisters and stepmother before heading to a royal ball.

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What happens

The Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin is a 1981 Canadian animated short film by Janet Perlman that comically adapts the tale of Cinderella with penguins. Produced by the National Film Board of Canada, it was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 54th Academy Awards, losing to another animated short from Montreal, Frédéric Back's Crac. The Oscar nomination was the fourth in five years for executive producer Derek Lamb, also Perlman's husband. The film also received a Parents' Choice Award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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