Cinderella : The Allegory of Persecution and Redemption I have watched different versions of the romantic fairy tale of Cinderella. And there is even an an Igbo fairytale similar to it. My mother, Mrs. Gladys Unuamaighiuwa Eke of blessed memory told the story of the Igbo Cinderella which I am considering the film adaptation. The latest version, an Amazon Original Movie is very popular and over 2 million households have watched the exciting and thrilling romantic musical film based on the fairy tale of the same name by Charles Perrault. Ambitious orphan Cinderella gets some magical help from her Fab G to realise her dreams, making a life for herself selling her signature dresses. Director: Kay Cannon Music by: Mychael Danna; Jessica Weiss Distributed by: Amazon Studios Adapted from: Cinderella Cinematography: Henry Braham The first literary European version of the story was published in Italy by Giambattista Basile in his Pentamerone in 1634; the version that is now most widely kno