Movie

King Thrushbeard

1984 · 94 min

A gentle, old-fashioned fairy-tale lesson in humility, staged with storybook charm and a warm moral glow.

Overview: When a selfless king learns of a beautiful princess in a neighboring kingdom who callously turns down every suitor with an insult, he tries his luck to no avail. So, he hatches a plot with her father in which the princess is married to him, in disguise as a beggar, so he can teach her lessons about humility and compassion.
How it feels: Warm, earnest, whimsical and romantic. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Identity, class, love, redemption
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
class
love
redemption
family
Places: countryside
single country house
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none