Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper is a 2004 American-Canadian
direct-to-DVD computer animated musical fantasy film, and the first
musical in the Barbie film series. It is directed by William Lau and
stars the voice of Kelly Sheridan as the Barbie protagonists,
Anneliese and Erika. The film is loosely inspired by the 1881 Mark
Twain novel The Prince and the Pauper, but unrelated to the 1939 film
The Princess and the Pauper. It is the first Barbie classic film that
completely excludes fantastic elements (fairies, magic, mermaids,
etc), which were a usual part of Barbie franchise.Songs for the film
are written by Amy Powers, Megan Cavallari and Rob Hudnut, who also
executive produced the film.In an unnamed kingdom, a blonde princess
and a brunette pauper are born at the same time. Several years later,
Princess Anneliese is betrothed by her mother, Queen Genevieve, to the
wealthy King Dominick to save the nearly bankrupt royal treasury, but
she is in love with her young tutor Julian. The Pauper Erika is an
indentured servant at Madame Carp's Dress Emporiumâ€"working off her
parents' debtâ€"but dreams of becoming a singer and seeing the
world.Unbeknownst to the Queen, the reason behind the kingdom's
bankruptcy is her adviser Preminger has been stealing gold, emptying
the royal mines. Upon learning from his henchmen, Nick and Nack, that
the Queen has arranged Anneliese's marriage to King Dominick, he
decides to make Anneliese mysteriously disappear, which will cancel
the engagement; after which Preminger can pretend he has found the
Princess, earning her hand in marriage, and allowing him to accede the
throne and become king.
direct-to-DVD computer animated musical fantasy film, and the first
musical in the Barbie film series. It is directed by William Lau and
stars the voice of Kelly Sheridan as the Barbie protagonists,
Anneliese and Erika. The film is loosely inspired by the 1881 Mark
Twain novel The Prince and the Pauper, but unrelated to the 1939 film
The Princess and the Pauper. It is the first Barbie classic film that
completely excludes fantastic elements (fairies, magic, mermaids,
etc), which were a usual part of Barbie franchise.Songs for the film
are written by Amy Powers, Megan Cavallari and Rob Hudnut, who also
executive produced the film.In an unnamed kingdom, a blonde princess
and a brunette pauper are born at the same time. Several years later,
Princess Anneliese is betrothed by her mother, Queen Genevieve, to the
wealthy King Dominick to save the nearly bankrupt royal treasury, but
she is in love with her young tutor Julian. The Pauper Erika is an
indentured servant at Madame Carp's Dress Emporiumâ€"working off her
parents' debtâ€"but dreams of becoming a singer and seeing the
world.Unbeknownst to the Queen, the reason behind the kingdom's
bankruptcy is her adviser Preminger has been stealing gold, emptying
the royal mines. Upon learning from his henchmen, Nick and Nack, that
the Queen has arranged Anneliese's marriage to King Dominick, he
decides to make Anneliese mysteriously disappear, which will cancel
the engagement; after which Preminger can pretend he has found the
Princess, earning her hand in marriage, and allowing him to accede the
throne and become king.
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