The shadow of a great dragon circles above the royal castle, Princess Caroline tries on a black mourning dress while crying, and a few invited princes feast in the courtyard. Over a good meal, they discuss what should be done. The first prince suggests offering the dragon a few hundred subjects instead of the princess, the second believes that the kingdom has neglected prevention and that the dragon should be dissuaded, and the third prince has composed a song about it. But none of them wants to face the dragon...
Production
Gothic-pastel production design on obvious budget
Acting
Šafránková's scene-stealing turn as chain-smoking fairy godcat
Writing
Sly satire of useless prince archetypes
Director
Vít Karas
Marika Šoposká
Princezna Karolína
Ondřej Novák
Vítek
Vojtěch Dyk
Princ Vladimír
Libuše Šafránková
Micimutr
Martin Dejdar
Kuchař Pépé
Jaroslava Kretschmerová
Královna Jaroslava
Jiří Bartoška
Král Karel
Barbora Poláková
Komorná Běta
Kristína Lukešová
Komorná Dora
Jiří Ployhar
Ceremoniář
Nela Boudová
Matka Jirky
Ivan Lupták
Princ Igor
Jiří Suchý z Tábora
Princ Bedřich
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Czech Television's fairy-tale revival, filtering Grimm through post-communist absurdism. Director Karas previously worked in animation.
Libuše Šafránková, Czech cinema royalty (Three Wishes for Cinderella), plays against type as disheveled magical failure. Her casting subverts her own iconic princess legacy.
CZ
