Did we need a remake of "Three Wishes for Cinderella"? Many have strong nostalgic feelings for the Czechoslovak original film from 1973, which NRK has been showing every Christmas Eve since the 1990s.

Our hearts still melt at the sight of Libuse Safránková as Cinderella and Pavel Trávnícek as the handsome prince, not to mention the legendary Knut Risan's authoritative narrator voice.

So why make a new version? The answer is that the market (audience) evidently wants it. When Nils Gaup made a nice remake of "Journey to the Christmas Star" in 2012, 462,000 people went to the cinema to see it. "Three Wishes for Cinderella" has the potential to surpass this. It's a wonderfully told fairy tale with all the classic elements, plus magnificent images of Norwegian mountain landscapes in their finest winter attire. And best of all – Astrid S is just a perfect princess in the lead role! [...] She is, of course, known as one of the country's most skilled pop stars, but does she also have talent as an actress? After seeing this film, the answer is definitely "yes."

She has the necessary aura and "it factor" and easily fits into the line of classic fairy tale characters with princess status as a possible future vision. [...]

And just wait until you see Ellen Dorrit Petersen as the stepmother! Yes, we've seen several evil stepmothers in films, a tiresome and unfair cliché for real-life stepmothers.

Petersen, however, embraces the role with a demonic expression, well assisted by makeup artist and hair designer Asta Hafthorsdottir and costume designer Flore Vauville. She can scare the wits out of the little ones with her frightening appearance and icy vocal tone.[...]
The film is directed by Cecilie A. Mosli, perhaps best known as an actress in films like "Neighbors," "Orps," "Hidden," and "The Orheim Company." However, she has also proven herself as a capable director of episodes of "Mammon," "Acquitted," "Home Ground," and "Grey’s Anatomy."
Her first feature film is sweeping and fantastic, with a clear genre understanding, a well-executed stylistic expression, and a steady pace (and here, editors Perry Eriksen and Jens Christian Fodstad must be mentioned).

One might suspect that one of the film's goals is to evoke associations with "Frozen," and if so, it succeeds well in terms of scale, appearance, and storytelling technique. The suspense might not be significant, as everyone knows how this will end, but the entertainment moments are many.
It is therefore reasonable to assume that this will be one of the winter's biggest cinema successes

Did we need a remake of Three Wishes for Cinderella? Many will feel a strong nostalgic bond with the Czechoslovakian original from 1973, which has been aired on Norwegian TV every Christmas Eve since the 1990s.

Our hearts still melt at the sight of Libuše Šafránková as Cinderella and Pavel Trávníček as the handsome prince – not to mention the sound of the legendary Knut Risan’s authoritative Norwegian narration.

So why a new version? The answer is that the market – the public – is clearly hungry for it. Nils Gaup’s inoffensive remake of Journey to the Christmas Star in 2012 pulled no fewer than 462,000 people into cinemas.

Three Wishes for Cinderella has the potential to be even bigger. It’s an incredibly well-told fairytale, with all the classic elements in place, plus the stunning backdrop of the Norwegian mountains in all their winter glory.

Best of all, Astrid S is a total princess in the lead role. [...] She’s known, of course, as one of the country’s most talented popstars, but does she also have any acting talent? Having watched this film, the answer is a resounding yes. She has the necessary presence and “X factor” and slots seamlessly into the canon of classic fairytale characters with dreams of one day being a princess. [...]

And just wait until you see Ellen Dorrit Petersen as the stepmother. We’ve seen plenty of wicked stepmothers on the silver screen, a tired and unjust trope that does their real-life counterparts a disservice. But Petersen throws herself into the role with a truly infernal demeanour, helped along by make-up artist and hair designer Ásta Hafthórsdóttir and costume designer Flore Vauvillé. She’ll scare the life out of the littlest ones with her fearsome appearance and icy voice. [...]

The film’s director is Cecilie A. Mosli, who is perhaps best known as an actor in films like Next Door, Orps, Hidden and The Orheim Company, but has also proven a capable director of episodes of Mammon, Acquitted, Home Grown and Grey’s Anatomy. Her first full-length feature is a triumph, with a clear understanding of the genre, flawless stylistic expression and great pacing (credit here to editors Perry Eriksen and Jens Christian Fodstad).

You might suspect that one of the film’s goals is to prompt associations with Frozen, and in that case it certainly delivers in terms of scale, appearance and narrative technique. The element of suspense is perhaps lacking, because we all know how it will end, but there’s plenty of entertainment along the way.

So it’s fair to assume this will be one of the winter’s biggest box office hits.

From: ‘Three Wishes for Cinderella’ by Birger Vestmo
This 1973 Czech film, shown on Norwegian national television every Christmas Eve since the early 1990’s as ‘Tre nøtter til Askepott’, arouses deep nostalgia. One must ask, “Did we really need a remake?”

When we see the original, we are as enchanted as ever by Libuse Safránková as Cinderella and Pavel Trávnícek as her handsome prince, while legendary Knut Risan’s masterful voice-over still resonates.

So why make a new version? The answer is simple – there is public demand.
In 2012, Nils Gaup’s brand new remake of the Norwegian classic about the journey to the Christmas Star, ‘Reisen til Julesternen’, was a big hit and attracted 462,000 cinema-goers. ‘Tre nøtter til Askepott’ has the potential to beat that. The fairy tale is brilliantly re-told. It contains all the classical elements, against the magnificent backdrop of the Norwegian mountains in all their snowclad finery. Best of all – Astrid S was simply born to play the leading role as the princess. […] She is of course one of the country’s most talented pop stars, but can she act? After having seen this film, the answer is a resounding “Yes.”

She undoubtedly has the IT factor - the charisma and presence needed to join the ranks of classical fairy-tale characters whose ambition is magical transformation into a princess. […]

And just wait until you see Ellen Dorrit Petersen as the stepmother! We have of course seen many wicked stepmothers on film who are simply tedious, unfair representations of real-world stepmothers. However, Petersen’s version is hellishly convincing. Backed up by her make-up artist and hair designer Astrid Hafthorsdottir and costume designer Flora Vauville, her terrifying appearance and ice-cold voice are calculated to frighten the little ones among us out of their wits. […]
The film is directed by Cecilie A. Mosli, best-known for her acting in films such as ‘Naboer’, ‘Orps’, ‘Skjult’ and ‘Kompani Orheim’. However, she also proved to be an able director for episodes of the TV drama serials ‘Mammon’, ‘Frikjent’, ‘Heimebane’ and ‘Grey’s Anatomy’. Her first feature film is strikingly good, showing a clear understanding of the genre, consistent stylistic expression and action that moves smoothly forward. (Film editors Perry Eriksen and Jens Christian Fodstad deserve mention here.)

One might suspect that one objective of the film is to create associations with ‘Frost’. If so, the scale, visual appearance and narrative technique are appropriate. We know how the story unfolds, so there is no major element of surprise but there is much entertaining action. There is every reason to expect that the new Cinderella film will be one of this winter’s biggest cinema successes.

Did we need a remake of "Three Wishes for Cinderella"? Many have strong nostalgic feelings for the Czechoslovak original film from 1973, which NRK has been airing every Christmas Eve since the 1990s.

Our hearts still melt at the sight of Libuse Safránková as Cinderella and Pavel Trávnícek as the handsome prince, and - not least - the sound of the legendary Knut Risan's authoritative narrator voice.

So why make a new version? The answer is that the market (the audience) apparently wants it. When Nils Gaup made a nice and neat remake of "Journey to the Christmas Star" in 2012, a total of 462,000 people went to the cinema to see it. "Three Wishes for Cinderella" has the potential to surpass this. It is indeed a thrillingly well-told fairy tale, where all the classic elements are in place, plus magnificent shots of Norwegian mountain landscapes in their finest winter attire. And best of all - Astrid S is simply a princess in the lead role! [...] She is, of course, known as one of the country's most skilled pop stars, but does she also have talent as an actress? After seeing this film, the answer is definitely "yes."

She has the necessary aura and "it factor" and easily fits into the line of classic fairy tale characters with princess status as a possible future vision. [...]

And just wait until you see Ellen Dorrit Petersen as the stepmother! Yes, we have seen several evil stepmothers in films, a tiresome and unfair cliché for real stepmothers.

Petersen, however, enters the role with a diabolical expression, well assisted by makeup artist and hair designer Asta Hafthorsdottir and costume designer Flore Vauville. She can frighten the little ones with her fearsome appearance and icy voice. [...]
The film is directed by Cecilie A. Mosli, perhaps best known as an actress from films like "Neighbors," "Orps," "Hidden," and "Company Orheim." However, she has also proven herself as a capable director of episodes of "Mammon," "Acquitted," "Home Ground," and "Grey's Anatomy."
Her first feature film is sweeping and splendid, with a clear genre understanding, a consistent stylistic expression, and a steady progression (and here, editors Perry Eriksen and Jens Christian Fodstad must be mentioned).

One might suspect that one of the film's goals is to evoke associations with "Frozen," and if so, it hits the references well, both in scale, appearance, and storytelling technique. The suspense might not be significant since everyone knows how this will end, but the moments of entertainment are many.
It is therefore reasonable to assume that this will be one of the biggest cinema successes of the winter!

Did we really need a remake of "Three Wishes for Cinderella"? Considering the strong nostalgic feelings shared by many over the 1973 Czech original, which the Norwegian broadcaster NRK has been airing every Christmas Eve since the 1990s.

Our hearts still melt at the sight of Libuse Safránková as Cinderella and Pavel Trávnícek as the handsome prince, and not least - at the sound of the narrative voice of legendary actor Knut Risan.

So why the remake? The simple answer is that the market (audience) apparently craves it. When Nils Gaup made a nice and tidy remake of "Journey to the Christmas Star" in 2012, a total of 462.000 people went to the movie theaters to see it. "Three Wishes for Cinderella" carries the potential to surpass this. This being an immensely well told fairytale story, containing all the classic wintery elements, including some grand shots of Norwegian mountain landscapes in their finest winter glory. And best of all - Astrid S is indeed a true princess in the leading role! […] She is obviously known as one of the nation's most highly skilled pop stars, but does she also possess an acting talent? After watching this movie, the answer definitely is yes.

She does carry the necessary aura and "it-factor" and easily joins into the line of classic fairytale characters with a princess title as a possible vision for the future. […]

Just wait until you see Ellen Dorrit Peterson as the stepmother! We have indeed seen several wicked stepmothers on film, a tiresome and unjust cliché for the true stepmothers of real life.

Peterson, however, enters the role with an infernal expression, well assisted by makeup artist and hair designer Asta Hafthorsdottir and costume designer Flore Vauville. She can easily frighten the wits out of the youngest with her scary looks and ice cold voice register.

The movie is directed by Cecilie A. Mosli, perhaps best known as an actress from movies like "Next Door", "Orps: The Movie", "Hidden" and "The Orheim Company". However, she has also proved herself as a capable director of episodes in the TV series "Mammon", "Frikjent", "Heimebane" and "Grey's Anatomy".
Her first feature film is superb, with a clear understanding of the genre, a thorough expression and a steady pace (thus we must mention the editors Perry Eriksen and Jens Christian Fodstad).

One may suspect one of this movie's goals being to lead the audience into associating with Disney's "Frozen", and in that case it meets the references well, both in scale, looks and narrative technique. The level of suspense might not be the highest, since we all know how this will end, but the moments of entertainment are many.
It is therefore reasonable to believe that it will indeed become one of this winter's greatest cinematic successes!

Did we need a remake of "Three Wishes for Cinderella"? Many Norwegians have strong nostalgic feelings for the original Czechoslovakian film from 1973 that NRK (Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation) has broadcast every Christmas Eve since the 1990s.

Our hearts still melt when we see Libuse Safránková as Cinderella and Pavel Trávnícek as the handsome Prince, not to mention by the sound of legendary Knut Risan's commanding narration.

So why make a new version? The answer is that the audience clearly wanted it. In 2012, when Nils Gaup made a pretty remake of "Journey to the Christmas Star", 462,000 people went to the cinema to see it. "Three Wishes for Cinderella" has the potential to top that. The film is a masterfully told fairytale where all the classical elements can be found, including breathtaking images of the Norwegian mountain landscape in its winter splendour. And the best of all is Astrid S as Cinderella! […] She is best known as one of the country's most skilful pop artists, but does she also have a talent for acting? After seeing the film, the answer is "yes".

She has the essential aura and captivating presence for the role and easily joins the ranks of fairytale characters that might be a future princess. […]

And just wait until you see Ellen Dorrit Petersen as the stepmother! And yes, we have all seen many evil stepmothers on the screen, a tiresome and unfair cliché for all stepmothers of the real world.

However, Petersen steps into the role with a fierce expression, aided by make-up artist Asta Hafthorsdottir and costume designer Flore Vauville. Her terrifying appearance and icy voice can frighten the living daylight out of the younger kids. […]
The movie is directed by Cecilie A. Mosli, perhaps best known as an actor from films such as "Next Door" ("Naboer"), "Orps", "Hidden" ("Skjult"), and «The Orheim Company" ("Kompani Orheim"). However, she has also proven herself to be a capable director of episodes of the series "Mammon", "Acquitted" (Frikjent"), "Heimebane", and "Gray's Anatomy".

Her first feature film is truly impressive, with a clear understanding of the genre, a consistent stylistic expression, and a steady momentum (here we must mention the editors Perry Eriksen and Jens Christian Fodstad).

One might suspect that one of the film's goals is to give the audience associations to "Frozen", and if so, it matches the references well in scale, appearance, and narrative technique. We all know how it will end, so the suspense might not be particularly pronounced, but there are many moments of entertainment.
It is therefore reasonable to assume that this will be one of this winter's biggest hits at the cinema!

Did we need a remake of “Three Wishes for Cinderella?” A lot of people have strong nostalgic feelings for the original Czech film from 1973, which NRK has shown every Christmas Eve since the ‘90s.

Our hearts still melt at the sight of Libuse Safránková as Cinderella and Pavel Trávnícek as the handsome prince, and not to mention the sound of the legendary Knut Risan’s masterful narration.

So why make a new version? The answer is that the market (the audience) clearly wants it. When Nils Gaup made a nice and sweet remake of “Journey to the Christmas Star” in 2012, over 462,000 people went to see it. “Three Wishes for Cinderella” has the potential to surpass this. This is quite simply because it is a stunningly well-told adventure story, where all the classic elements are in place, plus magnificent images of the Norwegian mountain landscape in its finest winter garb. And best of all – Astrid S is every bit a princess in the lead role! [...] She is of course known as one of the country’s most talented pop stars, but does she also have talent as an actress? After watching this film, the answer is a resounding “yes.”

She has the necessary aura and “it factor” and easily joins the ranks of classic fairy tale characters who have the potential to become princesses in their future. [...]

And just wait until you get to see Ellen Dorrit Petersen as the stepmother! Yes, we have seen many evil stepmothers in film, a tiresome and unfair cliché for real-life stepmothers.

However, Petersen goes into the role with an infernal expression, well aided by makeup and hair designer Asta Hafthorsdottir and costume designer Flore Vauville. She can scare the wits out of little children with her fearsome appearance and icy voice.[...]
The film is directed by Cecilie A. Mosli, perhaps best known as an actor from films such as “Next Door,” “Orps,” “Hidden,” and “The Orheim Company.” However, she has also proven herself a capable director of episodes of “Mammon,” “Acquitted,” “Heimebane,” and Grey’s Anatomy.”
Her first feature film is amazingly great, with a clear understanding of genre, a thoroughly stylistic expression, and a steady pace (and here the editors Perry Eriksen and Jens Christian Fodstad need to be mentioned).

You might suspect that one of the goals of the film is to make the audience associate it with “Frost,” and if so, it hits the notes well, in terms of scale, appearance, and storytelling technique. There may not be much tension, because everybody knows how it is going to turn out, but there are a lot of entertaining moments.
So, it is reasonable to assume this will be one of the biggest movie successes of the winter season!

Did we need a remake of "Three Nuts for Cinderella"? Many people have strong nostalgic feelings for the original Czechoslovak film from 1973, which NRK has shown every Christmas Eve since the 1990s.

Our hearts still melt at the sight of Libuse Safránková as Cinderella and Pavel Trávnícek as the handsome prince, and—not least—the sound of the legendary Knut Risan's authoritative narration.

So why create a new version? The answer is that the market (audience) obviously wants it. When Nils Gaup made a neat and decorative remake of "Journey to the Christmas Star" in 2012, a total of 462,000 went to the cinema to see it. "Three Nuts for Cinderella" has the potential to surpass this. This is a sizzling, well-told adventure story where all the classic elements are in place, plus magnificent images of the Norwegian mountain landscape in its finest winter garb. And best of all, Astrid S is just a princess in the lead role! [...] She is, of course, known as one of the country's most skilled pop stars, but does she also have talent as an actress? After watching this film, the answer is a resounding yes.

She has the necessary aura and the "it factor" and easily joins the ranks of classic fairy-tale characters with princess status as a possible vision of the future. [...]

And just wait until you see Ellen Dorrit Petersen as the stepmother! Yes, we've seen more mean stepmothers on film, a tiresome and unfair cliché for real-life stepmothers.

However, Petersen enters the role with an infernal expression, well helped by make-up artist and hair designer Asta Hafthorsdottir and costume designer Flore Vauville. She can scare the wits out of the little ones with her fearsome appearance and icy voice.[...]
The film is directed by Cecilie A. Mosli, perhaps best known as an actress from films such as "Neighbours", "Orps", "Hidden" and "Kompanie Orheim". However, she has also proven herself as a capable director of episodes of "Mammon", "Frikjent", "Heimebane" and "Grey's Anatomy".
Her first feature film is sweepingly great, with a clear understanding of the genre, a complete stylistic expression, and steady progress (and here the editors Perry Eriksen and Jens Christian Fodstad must be mentioned).

One can suspect that one of the film's aims is to give the audience associations with "Frost", and in that case it hits the references well, both in scale, appearance and storytelling technique. The tension may not be that great because everyone knows how this is supposed to go, but there are many entertainment moments.
It is therefore reasonable to assume that this will be one of the biggest cinema successes of the winter!

Was a remake of "Three Wishes for Cinderella" really necessary? A lot of us have great feelings of nostalgia for this original Czechoslovak movie from 1973, that NRK has shown every Christmas Eve since the 1990s.

Our hearts still melt at the sight of Libuse Safránková in the role as Cinderella and Pavel Trávnicek as Prince Charming, and - not least - the sound of legendary Knut Risan's masterful narrating voice.

So, why make a new version? The answer is that the market (the audience) obviously demands it. When Nils Gaup made a nice and clean remake of "Reisen til julestjernen" in 2012, 462 000 people went to the theater to see it. "Three Wishes for Cinderella" has potential to surpass this. It happens to be an amazingly well told fairytale, where all the classic elements are included, with an addition of sublime images of Norwegian mountain sceneries in their most wonderful winter surroundings. And best of all - Astrid S is such a hero in the lead role (...) She's obviously known as one of Norway's most talented pop stars, but does her talent also extend to acting? After seeing this movie, the answer is a definite yes!

She's got the necessary aura and it-factor, and falls easily into the history of classic fairytale characters with Princess status as a possible future dream (...)

And just wait until you see Ellen Dorrit Petersen as the stepmother! Yes, we've seen several evil stepmothers in movies, a tired and unfair cliché to actual stepmothers.

Petersen, however, takes on the role with an infernal expression, with the assistance of make-up artist and hair designer, Asta Hafhorsdottir and costume designer, Flore Vauville. She scares the life out of the youngest ones with her fear inducing and ice cold tone of voice (...)
The movie is directed by Cecilie A. Mosli, famous for her roles in movies like "Naboer", "ORPS", "Hidden", and "Kompani Orheim". She's also shown herself to be a great director with episodes of "Mammon", "Frikjent", "Heimebane", and "Grey's Anatomy".
Her first full length movie, is really great, with a clear understanding of genre, a well executed stylistic expression, through and through, and a steady progression (in this context, editors Perry Eriksen and Jens Christian Fodstad, should not remain unmentioned).

One could suspect that the movie aims to give the viewer associations to "Frozen", and in that case, it hits perfectly in terms of references, in scale, as well as appearance and narration technique.
The movie's climax might not be the biggest, as we all know what will happen, but the level of entertainment is grand.
That's why it's reasonable to assume that this will one of the blockbusters this winter.

Did we need a remake of "Three Nuts for Cinderella"? Many people have strong nostalgia for the Czechoslovak original film from 1973, which NRK has shown every Christmas Eve since the 1990s.

Our hearts still melt at the sight of Libuse Safránková as Cinderella and Pavel Trávnícek as the handsome prince, and – not least – the sound of the legendary Knut Risan's authoritative narration.

So why make a new version? The answer is that the market (audience) wants it. When Nils Gaup made a beautiful and beautiful remake of "Journey to the Christmas Star" in 2012, 462,000 people went to the cinema to see it. "Three Nuts for Cinderella" has the potential to surpass this. This is a whizzing well-told adventure story, where all the classic elements are in place, plus magnificent pictures of Norwegian mountain scenery in its finest winter twist. And best of all, Astrid S is just a princess in the lead role! [...] She is of course known as one of the country's most habile pop stars, but does she also have a talent as an actress? After watching this film, the answer is definitely "yes."

She has the necessary aura and "it factor" and easily joins the ranks of classic fairytale characters with princess status as a possible vision of the future. [...]

And wait until you see Ellen Dorrit Petersen as her stepmother! Yes, we've seen several naughty stepmothers on film, a tiresome and unfair cliché for real-life stepmothers.

However, Petersen enters the role with an infernal expression, aided by makeup artist and hair designer Asta Hafthorsdottir and costume designer Flore Vauville. She can scare the hell out of the little ones with her fearsome appearance and icy tone of voice. [...]
The film is directed by Cecilie A. Mosli, perhaps best known as an actress from films such as "Neighbors", "Orps", "Hidden" and "Kompani Orheim". However, she has also proved herself a capable director of episodes of "Mammon," "Acquitted," "Home Run" and "Grey's Anatomy."
Her first feature film is sweepingly beautiful, with a clear understanding of genre, a consistent stylistic expression, and a steady momentum (and here the editors Perry Eriksen and Jens Christian Fodstad must be mentioned).

One might suspect that one of the film's goals is to give the audience associations with "Frozen", and if so, it hits well on the references, both in scale, appearance, and narrative technique. The moment of excitement may not be great, because everyone knows how this is going to go, but the entertainment moments are many.
It is therefore reasonable to assume that this will be one of this winter's biggest cinema successes!