This amounts to a de-Disneyfication of the Grimm's fairy tale in an attempt to recapture something of the darkness of the original story. It balances things out by making Snow White something of a spoiled brat and her stepmother worthy of at least some sympathy. And this being the nineties. there's only one dwarf ; the other half dozen miners are normal-sized. Filmed in the Czech Republic this looks good and has some sterling performances but does suffer from the basic problem that you already know how the story plays out.
Sigourney Weaver (as Claudia )
Sex : Claudia has sex with her husbnd
Death : Crushed by debris in a fire
Because the film didn't get a theatrical release Sigourney was nominated for an Emmy for her performance rather than a film award.
Monica Keena ( as Lilly )
Sex : Monica narrowly escapes being raped
Death : Survives
Monica as born in NYC and made her film debut in 1993 in
While You Were Sleeping.Besides this one
her major roles were in
Crime ad Punishment In Suburbia and
Freddy vs Jason and
Dawson's Creek on TV. She has an on/off relationship with Edward Furlong.
Joanna Roth (as Lilianna)
Sex : No
Death : Fatally injured in a coach crash
Joanna was born In Denmark and made her film debut as Ophelia in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead in 1990. She has primarily worked in British TV often alongside her husband, Scottish actor John Hannah.
Taryn Davis ( as little Lilly)
Sex : n/a
Death : Survives
Taryn was Little Miss America in 1991. This was her only film role. Her only appearance as an adult was a small role in the TV series iCarly in 2007.
Dale Wyatt ( as Ilsa )
Sex : No
Death : Uncertain, possibly dies in the fire
Dale was a bit part actress whose film career began with Troll in 1986. After this film, she began a second career as a dialogue coach and soon dropped acting to concentrate on that. She continues to be much in demand.
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