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Penelope

Name: Penelope
Director: Mark Palansky
Genre: Fantasy, Comedy, Romance
Released: 2006
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Christina Ricci, James McAvoy, Catherine O'Hara, Peter Dinklage, Richard E. Grant

Forlorn heiress Penelope Wilhern is cursed, and the only way out is to fall in love with someone of suitable stock. But how can she find her soulmate when she's sequestered inside her family's estate with only her parents to keep her company? This untraditional fairy tale is about a girl who bucks convention to create her own happy ending.

2006 · Directed by Mark Palansky · 104 min · Fantasy · Comedy · Romance · 19 frames

Tagline

A fairytale like no other.

Crew

Written by: Leslie Caveny
Cinematography: Michel Amathieu
Edited by: Jon Gregory
Music: Joby Talbot
Production design: Amanda McArthur
Produced by: Leslie Caveny, Jennifer Simpson, Reese Witherspoon, Phil Robertson

Cast

Christina Ricci as Penelope Wilhern
James McAvoy as Johnny/Max
Catherine O'Hara as Jessica Wilhern
Peter Dinklage as Lemon
Richard E. Grant as Franklin Wilhern
Reese Witherspoon as Annie
Simon Woods as Edward Vanderman
Ronni Ancona as Wanda
Nigel Havers as Mr. Vanderman
Lenny Henry as Krull

Production

Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Language: English
Studios: Summit Entertainment, Tatira-Hiller Productions, Type A Films, Grosvenor Park Productions
Budget: $15,000,000
Box office: $21,156,270
Themes: marriage proposal, isolation, pig, fairy tale, yellow press, transformation, beauty, nose, motherly love, make a match

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