Penelope | 
| Director: Mark Palansky
Actors: Christina Ricci, James Mcavoy, Catherine O'hara, Reese Witherspoon, Peter Dinklage
Studio: Summit Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Rating:  58 reviews
Sales Rank: 657
Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Ntsc, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 89 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: SUMD66104618D
UPC: 025195037952
EAN: 0025195037952
ASIN: B0011N1WE8
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
Release Date: July 15, 2008
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Product Description
Lonely heiress who has spent her life trying to break a strange family curse that left her with the nose of a pig. Penelope begins to learn that loving herself is more important than breaking the curse. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (summit) Release Date: 01/06/2009 Starring: Christina Ricci Reese Witherspoon Run time: 89 minutes Rating: Pg
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Taking cues from Beauty and the Beast and Cyrano de Bergerac, director Mark Palanksy debuts with a slight, if fanciful confection. Produced by Reese Witherspoon and written by Leslie Caveny, Penelope begins with the phrase, "Once upon a time...," making it clear the proceedings owe more to fantasy than reality. Due to a family curse, Ricci's sweet-natured heiress sports a pig snout instead of a normal nose. Since surgery isn't an option--it would sever her carotid artery--her parents (Christopher Guest favorite Catherine O'Hara and an underused Richard E. Grant) hide her from the world for 25 years. Penelope can only break the spell through "one who will love her faithfully," but none of the local bluebloods will have her. One fateful day, while her face is hidden, she meets musician-turned-gambler Max (Atonement's James McAvoy in a winning performance). Sparks fly, until she finds he's only cozying up to her on orders from tabloid reporter Lemon (The Station Agent's Peter Dinklage), so Penelope runs away from home. The city she enters looks much like modern-day London--Amelie's Michel Amathieu served as cinematographer--except most everyone speaks with an American accent (then again, the film is a fable). The aspiring horticulturist befriends spunky courier Annie (Witherspoon) and reconnects with Max, who harbors secrets of his own. Once people become accustomed to her unconventional looks, Penelope's future starts to brighten. Like Enchanted, Palanksy's first feature gives the romantic comedy a refreshing--and empowering--fairytale twist. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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 Penelope January 7, 2009
C. A. Luster (Burke, VA USA)
A great message given with an exceptional story and cast. When wealthy young ladies parents try to find her a husband there is only one catch, she has the nose of a pig, literally. This cute almost fairytale story is a romantic look at what would happen if in fact a typical NY baby was cursed by a wicked witch today. The cast includes Christina Ricci, James McAvoy, Catherine O'Hara, and Reese Witherspoon. The story unfolds telling us how the curse on the family began and shows some of what Penelope endured as a child. Then we get to see her life as an adult and how she copes with it daily. Most of her time is spent in her room, but when one of her suiters seems genuinely interested in her and shows her the outdoors she starts to brave it on her own. Good quality DVD with good replayability. This is a family friendly movie. If you enjoyed this, catch "Legally Blonde".
CA Luster
 Cute Modern Fairytale December 31, 2008
HCR (United States)
Plot: A modern romantic tale about a young aristocratic heiress born under a curse that can only be broken when she finds true love with "one who will love her faithfully."
This was a cute movie and I enjoyed it a lot. It is something the whole family can watch. The only thing that might be disturbing is in the beginning when a servant commits suicide. It goes by quickly and the narrator states that she fell. So, younger kids won't pick up on it. The plot is predictable. All fairy tales are, so I can't really fault it for that. It follows the procedure delightfully though. The cast is great and the mother played by Catherine O'Hara is priceless.
Stunningly beautiful December 28, 2008
J. Lee (San Francisco, CA USA)
Penelope is wonderful! The character, the story, the film...all of it. The visuals are stunning and fabulous. As someone who is jaded about fairy tales, I was pleasantly surprised (though not too surprised) and I am glad that this is a very strong character and a good feminist role model (wedged amongst the many other typical story lines in Hollywood, no matter how well done). Not only is the story fantastic, the visuals and design of the film just blows me away. I watch it again and again sometimes just for the set! Her room, especially, fills me with admiration. It's not often I want to emulate a set from a film with such ardor and passion, but Penelope's...I do.
If you haven't watched it, watch it! :) If you haven't noticed the visuals, well start paying attention! :D
Believe in yourself and your troubles will disappear December 25, 2008
Praveen Sriram (CARY, NC USA)
This is a modern classic fairytale about a curse that strikes a family and how it affects the first born daughter by giving her a pig shaped nose/snout. Penelope is the first born female in a long line of males in her family. Penelope has lived with the curse for almost 20 years and lived a sheltered existence behind the walls of her family mansion. Her family did this to keep her away from the press and from the whole world finding out about her. Her parents lied to the media that Penelope died in her infancy.
Anyway now 20 years later in order for Penelope to 'break the curse' and have a normal face she must MARRY another human. Unfortunately all the people who their parents try to find run away and some even crazily jump through the window when they see Penelope snouted face (which makes me feel very bad for her)! Everyone runs away except James McAvoy's character who is paid $5,000 by the media to get a picture of her and release it to the public. A romance starts building up between Penelope and McAvoy's character that the audience is cheering throughout for them to get married.
You will just have to watch the movie yourself to see if the curse is actually broken and if they end up together (I don't want to ruin the plot). Also on a final note you will love the part where Penelope runs away from home when things get real hard for her and she meets Resse Witherspoon's character at a bar. But the central message of the movie is that if you love yourself for who you are then anything is possible.
Absolutely adorable December 16, 2008
Ruby Reviewer (CT USA)
This is one of the most adorable movies I have ever seen. Its a a modern day fantasy with a twist. James McAvoy and Christina Ricci are great! But Reese Witherspoon's charecter made me laugh.
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