The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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The Prince and the Showgirl
Comedy · Romance · 1957
An American showgirl becomes entangled in political intrigue when the Prince Regent of a foreign country attempts to seduce her.
Movie details
The Prince and the Showgirl
“SOME COUNTRIES HAVE A MEDAL FOR EVERYTHING”
1957 Comedy · Romance 1h 55m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.3 / 10
Community rating
An American showgirl becomes entangled in political intrigue when the Prince Regent of a foreign country attempts to seduce her.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over The Prince and the Showgirl?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Laurence Olivier
Written by
Terence Rattigan
Marilyn Monroe
Elsie
Laurence Olivier
The Regent
Sybil Thorndike
The Queen Dowager
Richard Wattis
Northbrook
Jeremy Spenser
King Nicolas
David Horne
The Foreign Office
Harold Goodwin
Call Boy
Court is in session
Put The Prince and the Showgirl on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.