credit: Getty images Cruella" is a 2021 live-action film produced by Walt Disney Pictures

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[{"selector":"#anim-93cf201f-7ab5-4e81-9106-002e8d6f12c6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d2137c12-2195-45af-86a8-f186f0ee98a4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] credit: Getty images The film stars Emma Stone as the titular character, alongside Emma Thompson, Joel Fry, Paul Walter Hauser, and Mark Strong in supporting roles.

[{"selector":"#anim-31d51781-da8a-4fbc-a8e9-2b64412df714","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9b7366ce-016c-4314-8e10-6d7e5c6db584","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] credit: Getty images The story is set in 1970s London, and focuses on Estella, a talented and aspiring fashion designer The story is set in 1970s London, and focuses on Estella, a talented and aspiring fashion designer

[{"selector":"#anim-7a00dc7b-79e5-4264-a8b2-9617edc8c3fa","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] credit: Getty images who eventually transforms into the infamous Cruella de Vil. Along the way, she befriends a pair of thieves, Jasper and Horace,

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[{"selector":"#anim-c2c07e25-f381-4ccc-b909-023c6a7d18a2","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-067a9d91-8ef1-4735-bbb9-eb50e447033a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] credit: Getty images The film received positive reviews from critics for its performances, visuals, and soundtrack

with particular praise given to Stone's portrayal of Cruella.

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with particular praise given to Stone's portrayal of Cruella.

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