Barbie: Coeur de Princesse

Original title: Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper

Video
2004
Not Rated
1h 25m

IMDb RATING

7.1/10

11K

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Computer Animation Animation Comedy Family Musical

Inspired by Mark Twain's fascinating novel, Princess Anneliese finds an unexpected friendship when she meets her humble look-alike, Erika. Will the Princess and the Pauper thwart the plans o... Read allInspired by Mark Twain's fascinating novel, Princess Anneliese finds an unexpected friendship when she meets her humble look-alike, Erika. Will the Princess and the Pauper thwart the plans of the Queen's scheming advisor, Preminger?Inspired by Mark Twain's fascinating novel, Princess Anneliese finds an unexpected friendship when she meets her humble look-alike, Erika. Will the Princess and the Pauper thwart the plans of the Queen's scheming advisor, Preminger?

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IMDb RATING

7.1/10

11K

YOUR RATING

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Awards
- 6 nominations total

Erika
(singing voice)

Mark Hildreth

King Dominick
(voice)

Mark Luna

King Dominick
(singing voice)

Alessandro Juliani

Julian
(voice)
(as Allesandro Juliani)

Martin Short

Preminger
(voice)

Kathleen Barr

Serafina
(voice)
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Ian James Corlett

Wolfie
(voice)
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Ellen Kennedy

Queen Genevieve
(voice)

Pam Hyatt

Madame Carp
(voice)

Brian Drummond

Nick
(voice)
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Jan Rabson

Midas
(voice)
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Colin Murdock

Royal Scheduler
(voice)

Janyse Jaud

Palace Maid
(voice)

Lee Tockar

Ambassador Bismark
(voice)
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Garry Chalk

Herve
(voice)

Roger Monk

Minister
(voice)

User reviews70

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9kimiiii

3 year old daughter is in HEAVEN!

This movie is close to perfect for a little girl who is the frilly/froo-froo/princess type, as mine is. It has "lovely Barbies in beautiful dresses" (her wording), kitties, and songs with catchy tunes. I'm not kidding... she and I both go around singing "...I'm just like yooooou, you're just like meeeeeeeee..." all day! Now and then you can catch her older brothers doing the same, but they will deny it to the death.

Definitely a quality girl's movie. Excellent song writing and voicework. Plus, the visuals are top notch. Colorful animation with incredible facial expressions make this watchable, even for the adults in the room.

The doggish-cat (another cute line in a song), named "Wolfie" is a cute character. I have given up explaining that it IS a cat and not a weird looking dog. My daughter wants one for Christmas now...

sandkels

Excellent Movie!

Cyclone, you are SO WRONG..I am a 35 year old mother of three, and I adore this movie! I bought it for my 3 year old daughter, and both she and my 11 year old daughter watch it every day. Even my 14 year old son got a kick out of it, although he'd NEVER admit as much! I find myself listening to the music CD, and the songs pop in my head at work every day. And you know what? That doesn't mean I have no life..it means I can have FUN! Readers, if you are contemplating renting or buying this movie, I say give it a shot! You'll be pleasantly surprised..it's very cute, entertaining and fun! Might I suggest that readers skip over Cyclone's comment, and let this movie stand for what it is..a fun, DECENT movie the whole family can enjoy!

pkeydiamd

Princess and the Pauper

I think that this movie was great, my favorite out of all Barbie movies. The songs were inspirational and i own the Princess Anneliese and Erika dolls and I'm 14. I think whoever thinks this movie is a waste of time and loses their interests then they don't have a good sense of whats good and whats not. My favorite song was the one where Princess Anneliese and Erika sing a duet. The "I'm just like you".

And Premiger hes hailarious even though hes the bad seed in the movie when sees Wolfie and he screams like a girl and those shoes they almost look like girl heels! LOL!

I think this is a great movie for any age and I strongly disagree with the woman who submitted that it wasn't awe-inspiring or whatever. i think the movie was great and she must have been blind. Personally i thought it was a laugh from a 14 year olds point of view.

Erika was my favorite character one of course shes a brunette like me. two shes more outgoing and i love her voice.

I like that blonde idiot that worked for Premiger he was so goofy i loved him!

deedwar1

Better than I could have hoped for

The thought of watching a Barbie video didn't thrill me but I knew my daughter would be interested so I bought this. To my surprise, it was wonderful! The music is extremely well done, both lyrically and melodically. The lyrics are very clever and poignant. It's also performed by the London Symphony Orchestra.

Unlike most Disney movies and other children's shows, there is no violence at all. There's also no bad language. That alone is very refreshing.

Martin Short does the voice of Preminger and he's simply fantastic. He also gets to showcase his wonderful singing voice and unique voice talents.

It's hard to imagine anyone not liking this movie.

schmaltz13

...Rebuttal. Personal Opinions Differ. (:

Actually, I thought Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper was surprisingly good. Usually I'd kick up a big fuss before watching Barbie, of all things, in anything at all. But as an avid fan of musicals and music in general, I felt compelled to watch it after one advertisement as I thought the music was indeed refreshingly catchy. The plot line was pretty sweet and... I just enjoyed it tremendously... even though I have to agree that the commercials were irritating. I particularly like the song "I Am A Girl Like You" and would seriously recommend fans of musicals and/or music in general to watch it as a form of relaxing distraction.

PS. I'd also like to comment on cyclone259's comments about adults finding Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper to their tastes. Everyone has his/her own opinions and you would do well not to judge them based on them. In fact, it's actually quite insulting.

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Trivia
This is the first in a series of Barbie movies that is an original musical.

Goofs
Wolfie is a male calico cat. Calico cats are almost 100% female cats. In the very rare cases which there is a male calico cat it's due to a genetic disease and they are sterile so he couldn't reproduce with Serafina. However, according to other sources, all but about one in three thousand could still produce kittens. Wolfie just wouldn't be able to produce a male calico kitten.

Quotes
Singing Princess Anneliese: All my life I've always wanted/To have one day just for me/Nothing to do and for once nowhere I need to be/With no lessons, lords, or lunches/Or to-do list in the was/No one to say when to eat or read or leave or stay/That would be the day
Singing Erika: All my life I've always wanted/To have one day for myself/Not waking up with a pile of work on every shelf/With no hems in need of pressing/And no sleeves in disarray/No wedding gown with a thousand stitches to crochet /And no debt to pay
Singing Princess Anneliese: What would it be like to be
Singing Princess Anneliese: What would it be like to be
Singing Erika: Free
Singing Princess Anneliese: Free/Free to try crazy thing
Singing Erika: Free from endless IOU's
Singing Princess Anneliese: Free to fly
Singing Erika: Free to sing
Singing Princess Anneliese: And marry whom I choose/You would think that I'm so lucky/That I have so many things/I'm realizing that every present comes with strings
Singing Princess Anneliese: Though I know I have so little/My determination's strong/People will gather around the world to hear my song
Midas: Can I come along?
Singing Princess Anneliese: NOw I fear I'll never be...
Singing Erika: Soon I'll forever be...
Singing Princess Anneliese, Singing Erika: FreeI close my eyes and feel myself fly a thousand miles away/I could take flight but would it be right/My conscience tells me stay
Singing Princess Anneliese: I'll remain forever royal.
Singing Erika: I will pay my parents' debt.
Singing Princess Anneliese, Singing Erika: Courage is doin the thing your heart well regrets.
Singing Princess Anneliese: But I'll never stop believing.
Singing Erika: She can never stop my schemes.
Singing Princess Anneliese, Singing Erika: There's more to living than gloves and gowns and threads and seams/ In my dreams/ I'll be free