Three Wishes for Cinderella (1973)

About this episode

The episode discusses the Czech film 'Three Wishes for Cinderella' and its charm as a holiday classic despite its unconventional ties to Christmas.

We're ringing in the holidays with a film that... well it has nothing to do with the holidays, unless you happen to live in Norway! We're taking a look at Three Wishes for Cinderella, a Czech film that captured the heart of many Europeans and became a Christmas classic. This movie may not have the traditional hallmarks of a Christmas film (For North Americans, anyways), but it's charming story and characters make it obvious why folks keep coming back to it year after year. Join us as we discuss (among other things) medieval frat boys, enormous hats and the Stepmother's who love them, and how sorting grains from lentils sounds like a great way to spend an evening.

People in this episode

Host: badprincessmovies

Topics covered

• Christmas films
• Czech cinema
• holiday traditions
• film analysis
• medieval themes

Keywords

• Three Wishes for Cinderella
• Czech film
• Christmas classic
• holiday movies
• film discussion

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Three Wishes for Cinderella

Places: Norway, Czech

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