{"id":30997,"date":"2013-04-22T10:15:17","date_gmt":"2013-04-22T17:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=30997"},"modified":"2020-12-13T09:59:38","modified_gmt":"2020-12-13T16:59:38","slug":"prince-and-the-showgirl-the-1957","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=30997","title":{"rendered":"Prince and the Showgirl, The (1957)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;With such a girl like that, anything can happen &#8212; anything.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Prince-and-the-Showgirl-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Prince-and-the-Showgirl-Poster-193x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"193\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-30998\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Prince-and-the-Showgirl-Poster-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Prince-and-the-Showgirl-Poster-82x128.jpg 82w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Prince-and-the-Showgirl-Poster.jpg 488w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nJust before the coronation of King George V in 1911 London, the Prince Regent of Carpathia (Laurence Olivier) woos a sexy American showgirl (Marilyn Monroe) while feuding with his son (Jeremy Spencer) and dealing with attempts to take over his throne.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cross-Class Romance<\/li>\n<li>Historical Drama<\/li>\n<li>Laurence Olivier Films<\/li>\n<li>Marilyn Monroe Films<\/li>\n<li>Play Adaptation<\/li>\n<li>Romantic Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Royalty and Nobility<\/li>\n<li>Showgirls<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nLaurence Olivier&#8217;s first non-Shakespearean effort as a cinematic director was this lightweight historical romantic comedy, based on <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Sleeping_Prince_%28play%29\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Terence_Rattigan\">Terence Rattigan<\/a>&#8216;s play <em>The Sleeping Prince<\/em><\/a>, and best known by modern audiences as the subject of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1655420\/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1\">2011 film <em>My Week With Marilyn<\/em><\/a> (starring Michelle Williams). Indeed, <em>MWWM<\/em> offers such a fascinating &#8212; if potentially apocryphal &#8212; glimpse behind the scenes of the film&#8217;s notoriously troubled production that most film fanatics will want to take a look simply out of curiosity; but unfortunately, it hasn&#8217;t held up as engaging entertainment on its own. The primary problem is that Olivier isn&#8217;t comfortable enough with the comedic genre to elevate the material: his one-note portrayal as the Teutonic prince regent feels strained, as does the entire stagy scenario. Monroe gives a typically appealing performance as a sexpot who isn&#8217;t quite as naive as she looks or acts (and wow, how she fills out that dress!) &#8212; but her interactions with Olivier are consistently painful, given that he&#8217;s not only a complete user (he simply wants to bed her and discard her &#8212; end of story), but never manages to redeems himself as anyone worthy of her romantic interests. Meanwhile, the way in which Monroe&#8217;s character does eventually fall for Olivier&#8217;s character completely discredits her intelligence, making it a challenge to respect her throughout the rest of the film. The best aspect of the movie by far is Jack Cardiff&#8217;s incomparably luminous cinematography, which showcases Monroe and her vibrantly colored surroundings to wonderful effect. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Marilyn Monroe as Elsie<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Prince-and-the-Showgirl-Monroe2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Prince-and-the-Showgirl-Monroe2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"528\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Prince-and-the-Showgirl-Monroe2.png 528w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Prince-and-the-Showgirl-Monroe2-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Prince-and-the-Showgirl-Monroe2-300x218.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Jack Cardiff&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Prince-and-the-Showgirl-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Prince-and-the-Showgirl-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"528\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Prince-and-the-Showgirl-Cinematography.png 528w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Prince-and-the-Showgirl-Cinematography-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Prince-and-the-Showgirl-Cinematography-300x218.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Prince-and-the-Showgirl-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Prince-and-the-Showgirl-Cinematography2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"528\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31001\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Prince-and-the-Showgirl-Cinematography2.png 528w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Prince-and-the-Showgirl-Cinematography2-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Prince-and-the-Showgirl-Cinematography2-300x218.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo &#8211; though naturally it will be of interest to those who&#8217;ve seen <em>My Week With Marilyn<\/em>, or to Monroe completists. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0050861\/?ref_=sr_1\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s437showgirl.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1957\/06\/14\/archives\/screen-prince-and-girl-the-cast.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/16099\/the-prince-and-the-showgirl#articles-reviews?articleId=88981\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/london\/film\/the-prince-and-the-showgirl\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;With such a girl like that, anything can happen &#8212; anything.&#8221; Synopsis: Just before the coronation of King George V in 1911 London, the Prince Regent of Carpathia (Laurence Olivier) woos a sexy American showgirl (Marilyn Monroe) while feuding with his son (Jeremy Spencer) and dealing with attempts to take over his throne. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Cross-Class Romance Historical Drama Laurence Olivier Films Marilyn Monroe Films Play Adaptation Romantic Comedy Royalty and Nobility Showgirls Review: Laurence Olivier&#8217;s first&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=30997\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=30997"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30997\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57522,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30997\/revisions\/57522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=30997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=30997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=30997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}