Princess Caraboo
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Princess Caraboo |
| Original title | Princess Caraboo |
| Country of production | USA , UK |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1994 |
| length | 93 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK o. A. |
| Rod | |
| Director | Michael Austin |
| script | Michael Austin, John Wells |
| production |
Simon Bosanquet , Andrew S. Karsch |
| music | Richard Hartley |
| camera | Freddie Francis |
| cut | George Akers |
| occupation | |
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Princess Caraboo (Original title: Princess Caraboo ) is an American - British comedy film from 1994. Directed by Michael Austin , who wrote the screenplay with John Wells .
action
The action takes place in England in 1817. A woman appears in a provincial town who has tattoos on her body and makes incomprehensible comments. She claims to be the Polynesian princess Caraboo , who was kidnapped by pirates. From then on she lived with the Worrall couple and became known in the country's society. Irish reporter Gutch doubts the woman's ancestry, but later has a love affair with her.
The origin of the woman is also questioned by Frixos, the house servant of the Worralls. In the end, it turns out that the woman is English and her real name is Mary Baker.
background
The film was shot in London , in the other English locations and in Wales . It grossed approximately $ 3.02 million in US cinemas .
Reviews
Daniel M. Kimmel wrote in Variety magazine on August 29, 1994 that the "great" costumes and sets had more substance than the plot and characters. Phoebe Cates seems charming, but "far too modern" for the role played.
The lexicon of international films wrote that the film was a "friendly, but also irrelevant comedy that gave away the charm and mystery of its subject". The film magazine Cinema wrote that the film was a "beautifully photographed, historically documented" and "verve comedy with good actors".
The German Film and Media Assessment FBW in Wiesbaden awarded the film the rating "valuable".
Web links
- Princess Caraboo in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Princess Caraboo at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ See Filming locations on imdb.com , accessed June 7, 2019.
- ↑ See Business on imdb.com ( Memento from December 28, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Daniel M. Kimmel: Princess Caraboo . In: Variety , August 29, 1994, accessed June 7, 2019.
- ↑ Princess Caraboo. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed June 7, 2019 .
- ↑ See cinema.de , accessed on June 7, 2019.