Ella is under a spell to be constantly obedient, a fact she must hide from her new step-family in order to protect the prince of the land, her friend with whom she's falling in love.

Based on the novel by Gail Carson Levine. Copyright: Miramax Film Corporation. DCR 2004; PUB 9Apr04; REG 12Apr04; PA1-215-296. Sources used: copyright data base; copyright data sheet; Internet movie database, 2/21/2006. Summary taken partially from Internet movie database.