Mattel meets Mark Twain in this animated musical based on the classic The Prince and the Pauper and starring the immortal blonde dress-up doll Barbie. Taking the artistic liberty of switching the main characters' gender, Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper finds Princess Anneliese and her poverty-stricken look-alike secretly switching identities. The 2004 direct-to-DVD feature film includes a total of seven original songs. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi
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Barbie: The Princess and the Pauper is based on Barbie's home video version of the classic Princess and the Pauper story. The characters Erika and Anneliese are two beautiful girls from different social classes, one a pauper girl, the other a princess. When the kingdom is in trouble, the pauper and the princess will have to join forces and adventure through 20 stages of gameplay. Play with a friend in two-player minigames as Erika, Anneliese, or the royal cats Wolfie and Serafina!
In her first animated musical featuring seven original songs, Barbie comes to life in this modern re-telling of a classic tale of mistaken identity and the power of friendship. Based on the story by Mark Twain, Barbie as The Princess and The Pauper features Barbie in an exciting dual role as a princess and a poor village girl - two girls who look amazingly alike. The girls #x27; paths are fated to cross when Princess Anneliese is captured and Erika, her look-alike, must try to save her. Can Erika pretend to be the Princess and foil her captor, the evil Preminger? And what of the handsome King Dominick, who falls in love with Erika, mistaking her for Princess Anneliese? In this magical musical performance, two beautiful, adventurous girls dare to follow their dreams and discover that destiny is written in a very special place: your heart. Written by Adam Fenton and Janine McGoldrick
