After the Ball (2015)

After a young fashion designer runs afoul of her corrupt stepmother and stepsisters, she dons a disguise to help save the family business for her father.

Director:

Sean Garrity

Writers:

Jason Sherman (screenplay), Kate Melville (screenplay)

Stars:

Portia Doubleday, Marc-André Grondin, Chris Noth

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Portia Doubleday	...	Kate Kassell / Nate
Marc-André Grondin	...	Daniel
Chris Noth	...	Lee Kassell
Lauren Holly	...	Elise
Natalie Krill	...	Tannis
Anna Hopkins	...	Simone
David Michael	...	Maurice
Mimi Kuzyk	...	Bella Shapiro
Carlo Rota	...	Richard
Colin Mochrie	...	Colin Frost
Michael Mancini	...	Receptionist
Lola Tash	...	Polly
Deena Aziz	...	Couture Executive
Sasha Lipskaia	...	Russian Model
Henry Kwok	...	Ron Sakamoto

Storyline

After the Ball, a retail fairy tale set in the world of fashion. Kate's dream is to design for couturier houses. Although she is a bright new talent, Kate can't get a job. No one trusts the daughter of Lee Kassell, a retail guru who markets clothes "inspired" by the very designers Kate wants to work for. Who wants a spy among the sequins and stilettos? Reluctantly, Kate joins the family business where she must navigate around her duplicitous stepmother and two wicked stepsisters, but with help from a prince of a guy in the shoe department, a god-brotherly gay pal in the design office, her godmother's vintage clothes, and a shocking switch of identities, Kate exposes the evil trio, saves her father's company, and proves that everyone can wear a fabulous dress.

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Plot Keywords:

overalls | montreal quebec | godmother goddaughter relationship | father daughter relationship | stepmother stepdaughter relationship | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Richard grabs a dress and dances around the room, he quotes the Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts movie Notting Hill (1999) when he says, "I'm just a girl standing in front of a boy."

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Goofs

When Kate is sorting through buttons, she places a box into a large gray container, but in the next shot the gray container is gone. Then she is seen pulling out the gray container and placing it where it had been before and putting two other boxes inside of it.

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Quotes

Bella: I still can't believe that worked.
Kate: What? You guaranteed me it would.
Bella: Yeah, well, I'm on medication. Strong medication.

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Connections

References The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)

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Soundtracks

Young and in Love
Written and performed by Emilia

User Reviews

Light-hearted fun

Just like its name, After The Ball is a modern twist on the Cinderella story with a bit more substance thrown in.

The supporting cast (especially Maurice!) and a well paced storyline makes this a delight to watch.

Though the story is predictable, there was enough heart in it to make you want to follow Kate's journey. There is more to the plot than just romantic attraction but has elements of father/daughter relstionships, greed/deceit and mateship.

You'll detect elements of Devil Wears Prada and She's The Man so if that's your kind of movie give this a go.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Canada

Language:

English French Italian

Release Date:

24 April 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

After the Ball

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$31,718, 1 March 2015

Gross USA:

$161,820

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$234,417

Company Credits

Production Co:

Myriad Pictures, Pacific Northwest Pictures, TVA Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Color:

Color