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Home > Penelope   PENELOPE Penelope Retail Price: $25.99 Lowest Total Price: $21.98 You Save: $4.01 (15%) Merchant: BestPrices  More Details Below Average Review: Sales Rank: 359 Actors: Christina Ricci, James McAvoy, Catherine O'Hara, Reese Witherspoon, Peter Dinklage Director: Mark Palansky Rating: Features: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen Number of Discs: 1 Running Time: 89 minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Release Date: July 15, 2008 Theatrical Release Date: February 29, 2008 Studio: Summit Entertainment   PRICE COMPARISON Merchant You Save Price Shipping Total Price Buy Now $4.01 (15%) $20.99 $0.99 $21.98 $3.13 (12%) $19.91 $2.95 $22.86 $3.02 (12%) $19.99 $2.98 $22.97 $1.95 (8%) $21.05 $2.99 $24.04 $0.05 (0%) $22.99 $2.95 $25.94 All prices are subject to change. Shipping costs are for the most economical method available, and apply only within the United States. In some states, sales tax may be added.   DESCRIPTION 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--Amélie'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   RELATED PRODUCTS Related Categories: Comedy > General Nim's Island Widescreen Edition Retail Price: $29.99 Lowest Total Price: $20.86 You Save: $9.13 (30%) Merchant: Overstock Definitely, Maybe Widescreen Retail Price: $29.98 Lowest Total Price: $22.86 You Save: $7.12 (24%) Merchant: Overstock The Spiderwick Chronicles Widescreen Edition Retail Price: $34.98 Lowest Total Price: $19.98 You Save: $15.00 (43%) Merchant: BestPrices 27 Dresses Widescreen Edition Retail Price: $29.99 Lowest Total Price: $18.86 You Save: $11.13 (37%) Merchant: Overstock Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day Widescreen & Full Screen Edition Retail Price: $29.98 Lowest Total Price: $22.86 You Save: $7.12 (24%) Merchant: Overstock       FEATURED PRODUCTS Looney Tunes - Golden Collection... Better Off Dead Moontide Fox Film Noir Family Guy, Vol. 1 Seasons 1 & 2 The Nightmare Before Christmas S... ©1999-. All rights reserved. Contact Part of the MaximumEdge.com Network. Add Bookmark