Princess

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mark Rosman directs. David A. Makin behind the camera. Richard Marvin scores. Bonnie Koehler cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
• 2Released 18 years ago.
• 3Directed by Mark Rosman, shot by David A. Makin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
• 4Original score by Richard Marvin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
• 5Editor Bonnie Koehler shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 6Nora Zehetner and Kip Pardue and Nicole Gale Anderson carry the top of the cast.
• 7Marketing tagline: "A modern fairytale".
• 8IMDB entry: tt1052352 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
• 9Only 58 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography

David A. Makin

Original score

Richard Marvin

Editing

Bonnie Koehler

Production design

Vlasta Svoboda

Costume design

Arthur Rowsell

Stunt coordinator

John Stead

Runtime

89 min · 1h 29m

Aspect ratio (typical)

1.37:1 (Academy)

Status

Released

Original language

EN

IMDB

Princess (2008) ↗

Rotten Tomatoes

83% 🍅 Fresh

IMDB rating

5.3/10 · 1,921 votes

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• 
  Even Stevens

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• 
  Greek

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• 
  Life-Size

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Community reviews

What people are saying

• Wuchak2018-02-22
  ★ 5/10

  RELEASED TO TV IN 2008 and directed by Mark Rosman, “Princess: A Modern Fairytale” is a family flick about an amicable down-on-his-luck Princeton graduate (Kip Pardue) who impulsively bids his last capital on a date with a reclusive “princess” of an odd local chateau (Nora Zehetner). As he falls for her innocent charms he discerns that something decidedly peculiar is going on. The protagonist has the agreeable appeal of Richard Thomas (aka John Boy in The Waltons), albeit taller. But I found it odd how he just rolled with the weird lingo and other things while dating the princess, like the perpetual talk of some mysterious “searcher.” If you can get past that, this is a mildly enjoyable TV fantasy flick with some magic. The noble manner in which William (Pardue) courts the princess is beautiful and heartwarming — the express opposite of picking up a dubious chick at some sleaze joint. Zehetner is certainly winsome, but doesn’t do much for me personally, but there are worthy females on the periphery. The film’s decent, but limited by its TV budget and inferior to “Prince Charming” (2001). THE MOVIE RUNS 1 hours & 28 minutes and was shot in Toronto. WRITER: Heidi Ferrer. GRADE: C+

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Production companies

Who made it

• TR

  Treehouse North Productions

• 

  Princessa Productions

  CA

Key crew

• Stunt CoordinatorJohn Stead
• ProducerJohn Calvert
• EditorBonnie Koehler
• CastingCollin Daniel
• CastingStephanie Gorin
• Production DesignVlasta Svoboda
• Art DirectionElis Y. Lam
• Costume DesignArthur Rowsell
• Script SupervisorAngela Mastronardi
• Executive ProducerCraig Berenson

Release history · US

When it landed

• TV2008-04-20· ABC Family

Also known as

International titles

• Princess: A Modern FairytaleUS