Y8: Film Study – The Prince & the Pauper III

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Year 8A & Year 8B

Today you are going to finish the film “The Prince & the Pauper”, our film study that is set in Reformation England….

Follow the order in which I give you instructions:

1.

RECAP:

In the palace, Tom does not know how to play the part of a prince and reveals who he is to the scheming Lord Hertford. Edward’s father, Henry VIII, falls seriously ill, and after giving orders that no one is to go on doubting that Tom is his son, he dies. Tom is accepted by the court as king. Word of these developments reaches John Canty and Edward, on the run, before Canty is killed in a fight. Edward again meets Miles, recovered and very much alive, who takes him to Hendon Hall, his family seat, where they find Miles’s younger brother Hugh has seized his property. Hugh imprisons Miles and Edward, but they escape, and Edward persuades Miles that he is not Tom but the new king. (??)

2.

Watch the following episode of the movie!

The Prince & the Pauper III. (34:44 minutes long)

3.

If the video above does not work, here is another solution: Watch “Episode 3” by accessing it in Schoology Materials. (This “episode” is 34:44 minutes long.)

If, for some reason, this does not work either, click on the square (at the top right) in the schoology page for “Episode 3” – then the video should work. (Make sure that you are logged into your school gmail account!) It looks like this:

4.

So, on the day of the coronation, Edward and Miles travel to Westminster. Edward is able to halt the ceremony, and he and Tom are again able to exchange their clothes and identities. Archbishop Cranmer and others are suspicious, but Edward produces the Great Seal of the Realm to prove who he is. Afterwards, Edward gives Tom an official position, and Miles is restored to his lost honours!

5.

INTERESTING ADAPTATIONS:

A 1977 film version of the story, starring Oliver Reed as Miles Hendon, starring Rex Harrison (as the Duke of Norfolk), Mark Lester and Raquel Welch and directed by Richard Fleischer, was released in the UK as The Prince and the Pauper and in the US as Crossed Swords.

Walt Disney Feature Animation made a 1990 animated 25-minute short film, inspired by the novel and starring Mickey Mouse. In this version, Mickey trades places with himself and is supported by other Disney characters.

It Takes Two, starring twins Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, is a loose adaptation of this story, in which two look-alike girls, one the wealthy daughter of a wireless service tycoon and the other an orphan, switch places in order to experience each other’s lives.

The 1996 Bollywood film Tere Mere Sapne is loosely based upon this story, in which two boys born on exactly the same date switch places to experience the other’s life, whilst learning valuable lessons along the way.

A 2000 film directed by Giles Foster starred Aidan Quinn (as Miles Hendon), Alan Bates, Jonathan Hyde, and identical twins Jonathan and Robert Timmins.

In 2004, The Prince and the Pauper was adapted into an 85-minute CGI-animated musical, Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper, with Barbie playing the blond Princess Anneliese and the brunette pauper Erika. In 2012, a second CGI musical adaptation was released, entitled Barbie: The Princess and the Popstar. In it, Barbie plays a princess blonde named Victoria (Tori) and a brunette popstar named Keira. Both crave the life of another, one day they meet and magically change places.

In 2006, Garfield‘s second live-action film, entitled Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties, was another adaptation of the classic story.

A 2007 film, A Modern Twain Story: The Prince and the Pauper starred identical twins Dylan and Cole Sprouse.

Monte Carlo was another loose adaptation released in 2011 by 20th Century Fox and starred Selena Gomez.

6.

Now, complete the film review on “The Prince & the Pauper”.

Also show how many stars you give this film, by coloring in the number of stars that you think the film deserves.

Here are some ideas for your film review:

  • Say what you liked (and why).
  • Say what you did not like (and why).
  • Say if you learnt anything (and what).
  • Would you recommend it to future students learning about the Reformation?

7.

Finally, if available, complete the survey, in Materials in Schoology, called “End of Year Review”… Do this to the best of your ability – I value your input!

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