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The Evil Queen, also known as the Wicked Queen or just the Queen, and sometimes instead identified by her given name as Queen Grimhilde, is the primary antagonist in Disney's 1937 animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. She is based on the Evil Queen character from the European fairy tale "Snow White".In the film, similar to the Brothers Grimm story, the Queen is cold, cruel, and extremely vain, and obsessively desires to remain the "fairest in the land". She becomes madly envious over the beauty of her stepdaughter, Princess Snow White, as well as the attentions of the Prince from another land; such love triangle element is one of Disney's changes to the story. This leads her to plot the death of Snow White and ultimately on the path to her own demise, which in the film is indirectly caused by the Seven Dwarfs. The film's version of the Queen character uses her dark magic powers to actually transform herself into an old woman instead of just taking a disguise like in the Grimms' story; this appearance of hers is commonly referred to as the Wicked Witch or alternatively as the Old Hag or just the Witch.
The film's version of the Queen was created by Walt Disney and Joe Grant, and originally animated by Art Babbit and voiced by Lucille La Verne. Inspiration for her design came from several sources, including the characters of Queen Hash-a-Motep from She and Princess Kriemhild from Die Nibelungen, as well as actresses such as Joan Crawford and Gale Sondergaard. The Queen has since been voiced by Eleanor Audley, Louise Chamis and Susanne Blakeslee, and was portrayed live by Anne Francine, Jane Curtin and Olivia Wilde, and in alternative versions, by Lana Parrilla (Once Upon a Time) and Kathy Najimy (Descendants).
This interpretation of the classic fairy tale character has been very well received by film critics and general public, often being considered one of Disney's most iconic and menacing villains. Besides in the film, the Evil Queen has made numerous appearances in Disney attractions and productions, including not only these directly related to the tale of Snow White, such as Fantasmic!, The Kingdom Keepers and Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, sometimes appearing in them alongside Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty. The film's version of the Queen has also become a popular archetype that influenced a number of artists and non-Disney works.
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Descendants 2 (2017)
, 1h51Directed by Kenny Ortega
Origin USA
Genres Fantastic, Comedy, Musical theatre, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Musical, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Monde imaginaire, Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Pirate films, Musical films, Téléfilm musical, Children's films
Actors Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson, Booboo Stewart, Cameron Boyce, China Anne McClain, Keegan Connor Tracy
Rating63%
Accablée par la pression d'une royauté où elle se doit d'être parfaite, Mal décide de renouer avec ses mauvaises origines et retourne sur l'Île de l'Oubli où son ennemie jurée, Uma, la fille d'Ursula, a pris sa place en tant que reine auto-proclamée des rues sordides de la ville.
Revolting Rhymes Part One (2016)
, 28minutesOrigin United-kingdom
Genres Animation
Actors Dominic West, Tamsin Greig, Rob Brydon, David Walliams, Rose Leslie Harington, Gemma Chan
Rating60%
Descendants (2015)
, 1h52Directed by Kenny Ortega
Origin USA
Genres Fantastic, Comedy, Musical theatre, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Musical
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children, Films about magic and magicians, Monde imaginaire, Films about music and musicians, Films about dragons, Witches in film, Musical films, Téléfilm musical, Children's films, Teen movie
Actors Dove Cameron, Booboo Stewart, Cameron Boyce, Kristin Chenoweth, Keegan Connor Tracy, Sofia Carson
Rating63%
After their marriage, the Beast and Belle unite all the famous fairy tale kingdoms into the United States of Auradon, and are elected King and Queen. Villains and their minions are imprisoned on the Isle of the Lost, a slum-like island surrounded by a barrier that prevents the use of magic (deceased villains were resurrected to succumb in this punishment). 20 years later, the Beast and Belle's son Prince Ben is soon to be crown king. As his first proclamation, Ben wishes to give the kids on the Isle of the Lost the chance to live in Auradon. Though skeptical, his parents accede to his idea. The kids chosen are: Carlos, son of Cruella de Vil; Jay, son of Jafar; Evie, daughter of the Evil Queen; and Mal, daughter of Maleficent. The quartet are causing mischief until they are summoned by Maleficent ("Rotten to the Core"), who orders them to use their school trip to steal Fairy Godmother's wand; with it, the villains will break the barrier and control of both sides of magic.
, 1h23Directed by Wilfred Jackson, Dave Hand, Ben Sharpsteen, Bill Cottrell, Perce Pearce
Origin USA
Genres Fantasy, Musical, Animation, Romance
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Witches in film, Musical films, Political films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'une plante, Films about royalty
Actors Adriana Caselotti, Lucille La Verne, Harry Stockwell, Eddie Collins, Pinto Colvig, Roy Atwell
Rating75%
Snow White is a lonely princess living with her stepmother, a vain and wicked Queen. The Queen fears that Snow White's beauty surpasses her own, so she forces Snow White to work as a scullery maid and asks her Magic Mirror daily "who is the fairest one of all". For several years the mirror always answered that the Queen was, pleasing her.