Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper

Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper is a 2004 computer-animated musical fantasy film. It was released to video on September 28, 2004, and made its television premiere on Nickelodeon on November 14, 2004. This film is the first musical in the Barbie series. It was directed by William Lau and stars the voice of Kelly Sheridan as the Barbie protagonists, Anneliese and Erika. The plot is loosely inspired by the 1881 Mark Twain novel The Prince and the Pauper, and it is the first Barbie film that completely excludes fantasy elements, which were a usual part of Barbie franchise. Songs for the film were written by Amy Powers, Megan Cavallari and Rob Hudnut, who also executive produced the film. The film was nominated for six DVD Exclusive Awards. Plot In a kingdom, a blonde princess and a brunette pauper are born at the same time. Several years later, the blonde princess, Anneliese, is arranged to marry the wealthy King Dominick by her mother, Queen Genevieve, to save the nearly bankrupt royal treasury; however, Anneliese is secretly in love with her young tutor, Julian. The brunette pauper, Erika, is an indentured servant, working off her parents' debt at Madame Carp's Dress Emporium, which supplies the palace with clothes; however, she dreams of becoming a singer and seeing the world.