Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper (2004) on Netflix
NR20041h 25mAnimationComedyFamily
Queen Genevieve pledges Princess Anneliese to King Dominick to refill an empty treasury, but Anneliese loves her tutor, Julian. Erika works in a dress shop and dreams of singing.
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Plot summary
Princess Anneliese and the pauper Erika are born in the same kingdom at the same time. Queen Genevieve pledges Anneliese to the wealthy King Dominick to save a treasury that is nearly empty, but Anneliese loves Julian, her tutor. Erika, who looks like the princess, owes her parents' debt to Madame Carp and works in her dress shop, and she dreams of singing.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper (2004)
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- Star Tribune critic James Lileks jokingly praised the children's film as the genre's equivalent of Citizen Kane because of its unusually sharp songwriting and lyrics.
- Twenty years after release, songwriters Megan Cavallari and Amy Powers, producers Jennifer McCarron and Rob Hudnut, director William Lau and voice actors Kelly Sheridan and Brian Drummond reunited for a live online event to mark the film's anniversary with fans.
