2022 · anthology · fairy-tale · ornate
The Black Pharaoh, the Savage and the Princess
Directed by Michel Ocelot1h 23m2022
Three tales, three ages, three worlds. At the time of Ancient Egypt, a young king becomes the first black pharaoh to deserve the hand of his loved one. During the French Middle Ages, a mysterious wild boy steals from the rich to give to the poor. In 18th-century Turkey, a prince of pastries and a princess of roses escape the palace to live their love.
Our read: The Black Pharaoh, the Savage and the Princess (2022) reads as a warm, kinetic, inventive anthology · fairy-tale · ornate entry — gentle in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, redemptive in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Warm, kinetic, gentle anthology / fairy-tale, inventive in texture. Redemptive, mid-stakes, measured.
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