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The Emperor's New Clothes (1987)In Europe several several centuries ago, a group of prisoners about to be executed are freed as part of the celebration of the upcoming marriage of the emperor's daughter, Princess Gilda, ... See full summary » Director:David Irving |
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Title: The Emperor's New Clothes (1987)
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The Tailor
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Princess Gilda
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Lady Christine
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Duke
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Sergeant
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Wenceslas
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Hiccoughing Man
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Prince Nino
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In Europe several several centuries ago, a group of prisoners about to be executed are freed as part of the celebration of the upcoming marriage of the emperor's daughter, Princess Gilda, to a very rich prince from another country. Among these newly free men are an uncle-and-nephew con artist team, who continue their usual work to the point where they end up in the emperor's own palace, posing as tailors. Taking advantage of the emperor's extreme love for new and newer clothing as a symbol of his wealth, the fake tailors get him to hire them to make clothes (in time for the wedding) that are invisible to all who are either unfit for their position, or very stupid. Of course, they wouldn't make anything at all, but instead steal all of the material (many jewels) and leave the emperor and all the people thinking that they are unfit or stupid. Things start to get more difficult as neither the emperor nor Gilda like the prince she is engaged to, she and the nephew fall in love, the nephew... Written by Pav
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Cannon Movie Tales:Lavish, Feature length new versions of the world's best loved storybook classics.Parents Guide:
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15 May 1987 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Cannon Movie Tales: The Emperor's New Clothes See more »Filming Locations:
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Princess Gilda: No!
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Music by Stephen Lawrence
Lyrics by Michael Korie
Performed by Clive Revill and Julian Chagrin
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The Emperor: We'll have your wedding dress made out of the same material.Princess Gilda: No!
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Soundtracks
"Red or Blue?"Music by Stephen Lawrence
Lyrics by Michael Korie
Performed by Clive Revill and Julian Chagrin
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Upon the first viewing, I found this tale to be at least less annoying than other Cannon Movie Tales. After many more, I think it's one of the best. Some of the songs are pretty bad, especially the love song, but two things stand out that make the movie, even the singing, worthwhile. One is the art direction. Like the other Cannon Movie Tales, this is a beautifully decorated period piece; every piece of cloth and jewel (both of which have major parts in this movie's plot) look fresh and new, and contrast with the plain clothes of the peasants. Even during the love song I find myself studying the dress and hair of the princess, wonderfully done. The other thing is the comic timing. A lot of the movie is cheesy, but the emperor's vanity (and his making fun of himself in the end), the suspicious guard, the guard chasing Nicholas, and the stupid prince, were all quite funny and seem to be ridiculous quite on purpose. And the sequence during the song Weave-O makes up for the songs that weren't so good.