Are fairy tales nothing more than tired tropes? It’s an intriguing concept that guides “White As Snow.” The film offers a blunt inspection of the standard fairy tale while skillfully updating typical constructs.
Centered around the strained stepmother/stepdaughter dynamic, screenwriters Pascal Bonitzer and Anne Fontaine give the latter character a sense of freedom as well as choice.
This is prevalent especially when it comes to instilling sexuality not as a device, but as a natural part of life itself. READ MORE: ‘White As Snow’ With Isabelle Huppert & Lou De Laâge Is A Female Empowerment Fairy Tale [Tribeca Review] Fontaine also serves as the director of the project; ‘Snow’ presents another chance for her to explore female characters with.
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