When young Lili's mother dies in childbirth, her father remarries Lady Claudia, a woman ruled by an evil mirror with the power to make her queen of all living things. After escaping an attempt on her life, Lili finds herself lost in a dark forest, where living happily ever after seems unlikely.
Acting
Weaver's mirror scenes — unhinged, operatic, career-best villainy.
Practical Effects
Grotesque creature effects that aged like fine nightmare wine.
Production
Fog-drenched castles that smell like mildew and menace.
Director
Michael Cohn
Sigourney Weaver
Lady Claudia Hoffman
Sam Neill
Lord Friedrich Hoffman
Monica Keena
Lilliana 'Lilly' Hoffman
Gil Bellows
Will
Brian Glover
Lars
David Conrad
Peter Gutenberg
Anthony Brophy
Rolf
Andrew Tiernan
Scar
Taryn Davis
Little Lilliana 'Lilly' Hoffman
Dale Wyatt
Maidservant Ilsa
Bryan Pringle
Father Gilbert
Frances Cuka
Nannau
Chris Bauer
Konrad
Miroslav Táborský
Gustav
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