Penelope

2008 • 89 minutes

About this movie

The tale of Penelope did not start well, her beauty transformed by an evil spell. To the world outside the news was big, a poor little girl with the nose of a pig! How to break the curse? Well, nobody knows unless a handsome prince can be made to a propose.In this wonderful modern-day fairy-tale, Christina Ricci stars as Penelope, a beautiful young girl with an extraordinary curse. Hidden away from the world in her family's majestic home, Penelope dreams of breaking free of the enchantment -- but true love is hard to find when youg men run away screaming. That is, until she meets Max (James McAvoy), a down-on-his-luck musician and Anne (Reese Witherspoon), a free-spirited rock-chick, who encourage her to come out of hiding and find her true self. Penelope soon discovers that sometimes what you're looking for can be right under your nose... © 2006 Tatira Active Filmproduktions GmbH & Co. KG

Ratings and reviews

Loved the character of this movie and what a great message passed on through this fairytale... 5/5 for me ❤

Great film could watch it over and over

Great for the family 10/10