
How to Wake a Princess
1978

Representation Score
Minimal
1979
Director
Václav Vorlíček
Runtime
86 minutes
Average Rating
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Prince and the Evening Star is a traditional fantasy that emphasizes classical folklore over social critique. It relies heavily on established archetypes, limiting its complexity in representing diverse identities. The film functions as a whimsical fairy tale, prioritizing moral stability and traditional romance over challenging existing social hierarchies. Ultimately, the production reflects the cultural context of 1970s Czech cinema, focusing on escapism and duty rather than progressive representation.
Category Breakdown
The film follows a traditional storyline focused on the Prince's pursuit of Večernice, with no visible depictions of LGBTQ+ identities or same-sex relationships.
Male characters take the lead in driving the story, while female characters are often defined by their roles in marriage and domestic life.
The cast and setting appear ethnically uniform, with no use of race-bent casting or non-human metaphors to represent diversity.
The story operates within a traditional moral framework, embracing the stability of a magical kingdom without critiquing traditional structures.
The narrative does not include any physical or neurodivergent disabilities, nor do such themes play a central role in the character arcs or plot devices.
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Limited or Absent
Official Synopsis
A wonderful fairytale about looking for love, defeating evil and learning some valuable moral lessons on the way. The story begins with the young Prince Velen, who is left in charge of the castle and his three sisters. During the night he has a visitation and before he knows it, all his sisters are married off and gone away, and himself falls in love with beautiful Večernice. Now he is faced with the King's wraths and charged with a quest. The journey, however, hides obstacles and danger; not only treacherous merchants and robbers, but also a evil wizard Mrakomor...

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