Princess Charm School Movie
Kassim Bisaillon
Barbie: Princess Charm School is a 2011 animated fantasy film directed by Zeke Norton and produced by Mattel Entertainment (under the name of Barbie Entertainment) with Rainmaker Entertainment.[1] It was released on DVD on September 13, 2011, and made its television debut on Nickelodeon two months later.[2][3][4]
The twentieth installment in the Barbie film series, the plot follows Blair Willows, a teenage girl living in the kingdom of Gardania, who wins an annual lottery to attend a prestigious school where girls can train to become princesses or royal ladies. As Blair learns the ways of being a proper princess, she uncovers the mystery and secrets behind the kingdom's missing heiress to the throne.[5]
A carriage comes and takes Blair to the school, where she is enthusiastically greeted by a golden retriever named Prince. Blair meets Headmistress Alexandra Privet, who tells her that every student is assigned a fairy to act as their personal assistant. Blair's fairy, Grace, takes her to her dorm where she meets her roommates: Princess Isla, who mixes electronic music, and Princess Hadley, an avid sportswoman. Blair is also introduced to Dame Devin, sister-in-law of the late Queen Isabella, sister of the late King Reginald and Devin's daughter, Delancy, who will be crowned princess and ruler of Gardania at the school's graduation ceremony. Blair struggles in her classes due her clumsiness; and is further hampered by Dame Devin and Delancy, who take a strong disliking to Blair and make several attempts to sabotage her. Blair perseveres and improves when she receives special tutoring from Headmistress Privet.
While exploring the palace, Blair and her roommates happen upon a portrait of a young Queen Isabella and note her striking resemblance to Blair. Upon seeing another portrait depicting the late royal family (including Prince as a puppy) and learning that Blair was found by her adoptive mother on the same day the royal family died in a car crash, Isla and Hadley deduce that Blair is Queen Isabella and King Reginald's long-lost daughter, Princess Sophia, and the true heir to the throne. This discovery is overheard by Delancy. At dinner, Dame Devin announces her plan to demolish the poorer neighborhoods where Blair's family lives and replace them with new parks. However, she attributes this plan to Delancy, who appears conflicted.
Blair almost decides to return home, but changes her mind and becomes determined to find the legendary crown of Gardania, which is said to glow when worn by the rightful heir. On the night before graduation, Dame Devin plants jewelry in Blair's room and accuses her and her roommates of stealing. The three of them are then ordered detained, but are saved by Delancy, who does not want to usurp the throne from the true heir. Blair, her roommates, and Grace sneak into the palace vault, but are caught by Dame Devin, who takes the crown and locks the girls inside.
The next morning, Delancy attempts to stall her coronation, giving Isla enough time to deduce the vault code, allowing the girls to escape. Blair arrives at the coronation and makes a claim to the throne; she, her friends, and Dame Devin struggle to grab the crown, which eventually falls into Delancy's hands. To her mother's dismay, Delancy places the crown on Blair's head. The crown glows and magically dresses Blair in a new gown, confirming her identity as Princess Sophia.
Dame Devin angrily berates her daughter and inadvertently reveals that she orchestrated the deaths of Queen Isabella with King Reginald and her family so Delancy could inherit the throne. Dame Devin is arrested, and Sophia elects Delancy as her Lady Royal. At a celebratory dance party that evening, Sophia is reunited with her adoptive family.
Barbie: Princess Charm School is the 20th Barbie movie. It was released to DVD on September 13, 2011, and it made its TV premiere on Nickelodeon on November 13, 2011.[1] The film follows the story of Blair Willows, a poor girl living in the kingdom of Gardania, who wins an annual lottery to attend a school for princesses: Princess Charm School.
Blair comes home from a long day of work at Caf Gardania and her little sister Emily is watching the annual Princess Procession on TV. It involves princesses from other kingdoms coming in the original Princess Charm School to learn their full potential. A commoner is also allowed in if they win the lottery that wins them a scholarship to be a lady royal, a princess's most trusted advisor. Blair asks her sister if their mother is okay, but Emily tells her the doctors just said she was "comfortable". Blair wishes that their mom would get better, and wishes that Emily could grow up in a better neighborhood, as the family lives in the poor part of Gardania and have no money. Blair decides she will work hard for her family.
On TV, Ms. Willows and her daughters watch as the lottery winner is picked, and it turns out to be Blair herself. Blair's shocked and confused by this, as she never entered, and Emily reveals that she was the one who entered Blair (five to six times a day for an entire year). Blair is initially reluctant to leave her mother and sister, but Ms. Willows encourages Blair to go, as securing a position as a Lady Royal would change their lives forever. Blair ultimately leaves for the school in a carriage with a man named Brock. In the carriage, Blair's arm gets jogged as she tries to put on lipstick, smearing it on her face, and she knocks over a cup of tea.
At the welcome ceremony, Miss Privet explains to the girls, that they will get real crowns one they have completed the semester with high expectations. A teacher named Dame Devin announces she will quit teaching after her daughter Delancy Devin becomes princess of Gardania at the end of the semester. She explains that she has lived at the palace since her sister-in-law, Queen Isabella, and her family died in a car crash. Isla and Hadley discuss the legend that not all of the family died. They have a curtseying class after the welcome ceremony, and Blair gets distracted by Hadley and Isla and bumps into Delancy. Delancy develops a strong disliking for Blair. Hadley and Isla tell Blair they will be her friends, and that Blair can do anything Delancy can do.
Blair becomes pessimistic after she sees Delancy walking with a stack of 21 books on her head without a problem, when she can't even balance one. Many of the girls have problems, but when Dame Devin sees Blair's face, she becomes shocked. She tells Blair to get out of her class and tells her she doesn't belong there. Delancy later on makes her assistant, Wickellia, to tuck a tablecloth into Blair's skirt and Blair ends up being further embarrassed when she drags it off the table.
Isla and Hadley try to cheer up Blair by telling her that Dame Devin was once a lottery winner like her. However, no princesses picked her to be their lady royal, not even Queen Isabella. Blair receives a package from Emily containing some letters and a drawing of a baby version of Blair being left on her mother's doorstep. Blair explains to her friends that she is adopted, and so is Emily. Miss Privet comes to tell Blair some bad news, but stops when she hears this.
The next day, at a ballroom class, Blair knocks over Portia, Delancy's friend, and is kept behind after class. Miss Privet tells her that Dame Devin wanted her expelled, but Miss Privet knows about how Blair wants to become a lady royal to help her family, so she wants to personally tutor her. She tells Blair that being a princess is about character and confidence. One without the other is a problem, and she tells Blair that no one can make her feel inferior without her consent. With help from Miss Privet, Blair greatly improves in her balance, grace, dancing and more.
In the winter, the students are joined by young men from the Prince Charming Academy for a dance class. Blair gets partnered with Prince Nicholas, and they joke with each other before dancing like they're at a party. Everyone else joins in, but Delancy. When they are done, the men leave, but Miss Privet tells them they will come to the graduation ceremony at the end of the semester. This is because they will have to see Delancy, the future princess of Gardania, be crowned.
In spring, two days before the coronation ceremony where the princesses and lady royals will be crowned, Miss Privet announces that the girls will get to go to the palace for a table manners class. Blair, Hadley and Isla go with their sprites to pamper themselves in the school spa, while Dame Devin tells Wickellia to rip up their clothes. Isla and Hadley tell Blair about Gardania's Magical Crown, which lights up when put on the rightful heir to the throne. The girls go back to their room to find their uniforms in shreds. Without their uniforms, they will not be allowed in the class, and missing classes gives you an automatic fail. Blair refuses to let her and her friends fail, so she and their sprites fashion some new, personalized uniforms using fabric from the old ones. They get to the palace just in time and get to explore the first floor before the class.
When exploring, the girls see portraits of of Kings and Queens of the kingdom, but one portrait was the most unusual for them. The person in the portrait looks exactly like Blair, but is actually Queen Isabella when she was 18 years old. Next they see a family portrait with Princess Sophia, Prince the dog, and King Reginald. Hadley and Isla thought that Blair could be the baby in the photo, because Princess Sophia apparently died in the car crash when she was 1 on April 26th. Blair was found on her adoptive mother's doorstep at that age, so they realize Dame Devin and Delancy are unfair to Blair because she is the rightful heir, but Dame Devin wants Delancy to be the princess. Delancy eavesdrops and becomes disturbed because her mother never told her these things.
At the class, Dame Devin explains her idea - which she says is Delancy's - is to bulldoze the poor areas of Gardania and create parks to make the kingdom more beautiful. Blair is shocked and informs her that her family lives there, but Dame Devin tells her she should leave immediately and move her family to a new home, not caring that they have no money. Blair tries to talk to Delancy, but Delancy doesn't say anything even though she is concerned, worried about what her mother will do. Blair runs away crying. She packs her bags back at the school, but decides to stay and find the crown so she can prove she is the rightful heir and stop Dame Devin and Delancy.
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