The Princess and the Pea (1984) is the 10th episode of the television anthology Faerie Tale Theatre hosted by Shelley Duvall. The story is adapted from the Hans Christian Andersen story of The Princess and the Pea and stars Liza Minnelli as the princess of the title, Tom Conti, Tim Kazurinsky, Beatrice Straight, Nancy Allen, and Pat McCormick.
This interpretation of The Princess and the Pea is notable in that it is one of few modern fairy tale ad...
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The Princess and the Pea (1984) is the 10th episode of the television anthology Faerie Tale Theatre hosted by Shelley Duvall. The story is adapted from the Hans Christian Andersen story of The Princess and the Pea and stars Liza Minnelli as the princess of the title, Tom Conti, Tim Kazurinsky, Beatrice Straight, Nancy Allen, and Pat McCormick.
This interpretation of The Princess and the Pea is notable in that it is one of few modern fairy tale adaptations where the prince is not typically "charming," but is instead a scatterbrained fool. Additionally, the plot about the pea test is depicted not as an obligation of a princess to prove her worth, but instead an impossible test set by the queen to prevent the princess from marrying the prince.
Prince Richard (Conti), the only son of Queen Veronica (Straight) and King Fredericko (McCormick) in a small kingdom, is bored with his life. He decides that what he needs is something to love, and his companion, The Fool (Kazurinsky), suggests...
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