Mick Jagger as a dying emperor? This fever dream actually exists.
A kitchen maid and a nightingale help save an emperor with the power of song and friendship.
Acting
Jagger's unhinged emperor energy nobody asked for.
Costume
Bargain-bin imperial opulence, deeply committed.
Production
Faerie Tale Theatre's peak 'what if prestige, but cheap?'
Director
Ivan Passer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was part of Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre, which somehow convinced actual stars to do children's theater on cocaine.
Andersen's original tale critiques Chinese exoticism; this adaptation leans in with whitewashed casting and dragon motifs. Yikes.
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