History Film / Princess

'''''Princess''''' is a 2006 animated movie by Danish director Anders Morgenthaler, otherwise perhaps best known for his work on the newspaper comic ''Wulfmorgenthaler'' that features Dolph the Fascist Hippo. The story centers around 32-year old missionary August. After the death of his sister Christina, a porn star known as Princess, he takes in her five-year-old daughter Mia trying to overcome his feelings of guilt that he was unable to save her mother. Upon finding out that his niece has suffered abuse at the hands of her mothers employers and that said employers continue to exploit his dead sister's image he goes on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge against the porn industry. In particular he wants to get even with Charlie, the person he holds responsible for getting his sister involved with porn in the first place. Morgenthaler intended this movie as a critique of the objectification of women in the porn industry. ''Princess'' (much in the same way as ''Animation/WaltzWithBashir'') combines animation with live action for dramatic effect.

!!Provides Examples Of:
* BadassPreacher: August, while on a his quest for revenge, at one point taking out five armed Mooks by himself.

* JailbaitTaboo: When their landlord threatened to kick them out, the still below age of consent Christina seduced him while her boyfriend filmed them with August's camera to blackmail him.

* TheUnseen: Both Christina -minus the first scene mentioned above where her face is never visible - and Charlie are only seen in their live action versions.

[[http://www.hulu.com/watch/483623 Is currently streaming on hulu in the US.]]

* JailBait: When their landlord threatened to kick them out, the still below age of consent Christina seduced him while her boyfriend filmed them with August's camera to blackmail him.

* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: Averted. Princess is Christina's porn star persona and the only way in which most people other than August and Mia remember her.

* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Mia is killed in the explosion that destroys Charlie's mansion and August presumably succumbs to his wounds not long after. Charlie himself survives the explosion.]]

* DownerEnding

* SoundtrackDissonance: During the below example, the song "No Regrets" by the French singer Edith Piaf plays.

''Princess'' won three awards at European filmfestivals and was nominated for the Robert Award (Danish equivalent to the Oscar) for best movie.

'''''Princess''''' is a 2006 animated movie by Danish director Anders Morgenthaler, otherwise perhaps best known for his work on the newspaper comic ''Wulfmorgenthaler'' that features Dolph the Fascist Hippo. The story centers around 32-year old missionary August. After the death of his sister Christina, a porn star known as Princess, he takes in her five-year-old daughter Mia trying to overcome his feelings of guilt that he was unable to save her mother. Upon finding out that his niece has suffered abuse at the hands of her mothers employers and that said employers continue to exploit his dead sister's image he goes on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge against the porn industry. In particular he wants to get even with Charlie, the person he holds responsible for getting his sister involved with porn in the first place. Morgenthaler intended this movie as a critique of the objectification of women in the porn industry. ''Princess'' (much in the same way as WaltzWithBashir) combines animation with live action for dramatic effect.

Princess is a 2006 animated movie by Danish director Anders Morgenthaler, otherwise perhaps best known for his work on the newspaper comic ''Wulfmorgenthaler'' that features Dolph the Fascist Hippo. The story centers around 32-year old missionary August. After the death of his sister Christina, a porn star known as Princess, he takes in her five year old daughter Mia trying to overcome his feelings of guilt that he was unable to save her mother. Upon finding out that his niece has suffered abuse at the hands of her mothers employers and that said employers continue to exploit his dead sister's image he goes on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge against the porn industry. In particular he wants to get even with Charlie, the person he holds responsible for getting his sister involved with porn in the first place. Morgenthaler intended this movie as a critique of the objectification of women in the porn industry. Princess (much in the same way as WaltzWithBashir) combines animation with live action for dramatic effect.

Princess won three awards at European filmfestivals and was nominated for the Robert Award (Danish equivalent to the Oscar) for best movie.

* ChekhovsGun: The card the old hooker gives to Mia in case she should ever need help [[spoiler: turns out to contain the adress of Charlie's mansion]]

* FanDisservice There are various scenes of sex and nudity but they are never appealing. The one where August violently interrupts an aging prostitute and her client stands out.

* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: August never succeeds in killing Charlie, the person who brought his sister into the porn industry]]

* NoPreggerSex Averted. In the very first scene August finds Christina shooting a porn scene while pregnant.
* OrphansOrdeal After the death of their parents August and Christina had to manage together. Several flashbacks reveal how their troubles brought Christina to pursue a career as a porn actress.
* POVCam The live action flashbacks are this, filmed by a younger August.

* StuffBlowingUp August's quest to destroy all of the pornographic images of his dead sister is basically a montage of this.

* WhatMeasureIsAMook Averted. When August kills the Mooks mentioned above we see a brief montage of their funerals.
* WhatTheHellHero August slapping Mia. He does apologize immediately afterwards.

* {{Animesque}}

* BerserkButton: For August finding out that his sister's grave has been turned into a shrine for her porn persona Princess complete with dildo shaped pillars and even more so reading Mia's medical file and finding out the extent to which she has been abused.
* BigBrotherInstinct: After the death of their parents, August felt responsible of looking after Christina and feels guily as hell for not succeeding at the job.

* GroinAttack: After finding out that Paradise Lust's CEO has been [[spoiler: molesting Mia]], he has Mia hit him in the aforementioned spot with a crowbar.

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!! ''Princess'' provides examples of

* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: Rather brutally averted. Princess is Christina's porn star persona and the only way in which most people other than August and Mia remember her.

* BigBrotherComplex: After the death of their parents, August felt responsible of looking after Christina and feels guily as hell for not succeeding at the job.

Princess is a 2006 animated movie by Danish director Anders Morgenthaler, otherwise perhaps best known for his work on the newspaper comic ''Wulfmorgenthaler'' that features Dolph the Fascist Hippo. The story centers around 32-year old missionary August. After the death of his sister Christina, a porn star known as Princess, he takes in her five year old daughter Mia trying to overcome his feelings of guilt that he was unable to save her mother. Upon finding out that his niece has suffered abuse at the hands of her mothers employers and that said employers continue to exploit his dead sisters image he goes on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge against the porn industry. In particular he wants to get even with Charlie, the person he holds responsible for getting his sister involved with porn in the first place. Morgenthaler intended this movie as a critique of the objectification of women in the porn industry. Princess (much in the same way as WaltzWithBashir) combines animation with live action for dramatic effect.

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