Narrator (Disney's "Cinderella")

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The Narrator in Disney's "Cinderella" is the off-screen voice that introduces and guides the fairy-tale story, setting its tone and framing the events for the audience.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
narrator
voice-only character
appearsIn Cinderella (1950 film)
Cinderella film series
surface form: Disney's Cinderella franchise
associatedWithGenre animated musical fantasy film
fairy tale adaptation
basedOn traditional fairy-tale storytelling conventions
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy Disney studio story department
surface form: Walt Disney Productions story team
credits uncredited voice role in original release
diegeticStatus off-screen voice
firstAppearanceScene opening sequence of Cinderella (1950 film)
framingPhraseType "once upon a time"-style introduction
function connects different parts of the story
provides exposition
summarizes background information
language English
medium animated film
narrationStyle third-person omniscient
narrativeDevice frame narrative
voice-over narration
narrativeFunction emphasizes moral themes
helps younger viewers follow the plot
reinforces fairy-tale atmosphere
perspectiveOnEvents sympathetic to Cinderella
productionCompany Walt Disney Productions
relationshipToProtagonist external observer of Cinderella's life
roleInStory frames the events of the plot
guides the audience through the story
introduces the fairy-tale setting
sets the tone of the film
targetAudience children
family audiences
targetMedium cinema
temporalSettingOfNarration retelling of events in the past
tone fairy-tale
storybook-like
warm
visibility unseen character

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Luis van Rooten voicedCharacter Narrator (Disney's "Cinderella")