Barbie: A Fashion Fairy Tale
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Barbie: A Fashion Fairy Tale is a computer animated direct-to-video
movie and part of the Barbie film series
. It was released on September 14, 2010. This is the first Barbie film in which Kelly Sheridan
does not voice Barbie; instead, Diana Kaarina voices Barbie.
", when the director fires her for expressing her opinion. After Barbie sees that the director leaked her downsizing to all the gossip websites, Ken calls her on the phone and substantially dumps her. She decides to go and live at her Aunt Millicent's fashion house in Paris, France. While she is on the plane, Ken is helping Raquelle rehearse lines for her drama class. After a confrontation with Teresa and Grace,who think that he dumped Barbie for Raquelle, Ken discovers that Raquelle had recorded his voice and played it on his phone to make it seem as if he dumped Barbie. As soon as he realizes, he asks Barbie's friends where she is. They tell him that she's is in Paris, and Grace explains to him that to make her understand what happened, and make it up to her, he should perform a 'grand romantic gesture'. Ken decides to fly on a plane to Paris and surprise her. So he books a plane and prepares to fly to Paris.
Meanwhile in Paris, Barbie finds her Aunt Millicent's fashion house and discovers that she's closing down and moving to the country, and meets her assistant, Marie-Alice. Barbie and Marie-Alice discover the existence of three Flairies: Shimmer, Glimmer and Shyne, who derive their powers from the fashion house. They help Marie-Alice's initial outfits become a success. They decide to host a fashion show on Friday night to raise enough money to buy Millicent's fashion house back. In another fashion house across the street, another designer by the name of Jacqueline and her assistant Delphine notice the new outfits. When they see the Flairies, they plan to kidnap Shimmer, Glimmer, and Shyne, and force them to use their magic to make JACQUELINE'S fashion designs better. When Barbie and Marie-Alice discover that the Flairies are gone, Millicent decides to help with the fashion show, and they work through the night to create a line of beautiful dresses. On Thursday night, Jilliana, Jacques, and Sequin, Millicent's and Barbie's pets, see fireworks that the Flairies made and rescue them. The Flairies transform the studio and glitterize the outfits, completing the last preparations for the show. To their dismay, no one shows up. All the important people in the fashion and design world had gone to Jacqueline's fashion show, which was showcasing outfits enhanced by the Flairies. The show turns sour when the outfits lose their flair, as the Flairies had warned Jacqueline about the unpredictability of using their magic on uninspiring clothing and the resulting instability. Millicent's fashion show results in success when all the critics show up. A lady orders ten thousand pieces from the fashion line, and Millicent is able to buy the fashion house back. Glimmer, having struggled with her powers up to this point, manages to transform Barbie's final outfit into a glittering three-tiered pink gown. Ken arrives and tells Barbie he never meant to break up with her; and what is more, that he loves her, and they share a passionate kiss. Lilliana Roxelle, Paris's top fashion critic, congratulates them on a spectacular show and invites them to her Pink, White, and Black party that night. Glimmer harnesses her magic a second time and transforms the limousines into beautiful stagecoaches. The film ends after the director of "The Princess and the Pea" rehires Barbie.
. Ken is kidnapped by fairies and taken to Gloss Angeles. Barbie, her fairy-in-disguise stylists, and her arch rival Raquelle (who soon becomes her friend) must travel to Gloss Angeles and save him. It was released on March 15, 2011.
Direct-to-video
Direct-to-video is a term used to describe a film that has been released to the public on home video formats without being released in film theaters or broadcast on television...
movie and part of the Barbie film series
Barbie (film series)
Since her film debut in 1987 in Barbie and the Rockers: Out of this World, Barbie has been a virtual actress starring in several feature films and short films...
. It was released on September 14, 2010. This is the first Barbie film in which Kelly Sheridan
Kelly Sheridan
Kelly Sheridan is a Canadian voice actress based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.-Biography:Sheridan has voiced various roles in anime and other animated cartoons, such as Barbie in the computer generated Barbie film series since 2001...
does not voice Barbie; instead, Diana Kaarina voices Barbie.
Plot
Barbie is on a shoot in Hollywood for her upcoming movie "The Princess and the PeaThe Princess and the Pea
"The Princess and the Pea" is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a young woman whose royal identity is established by a test of her physical sensitivity. The tale was first published with three others by Andersen in an inexpensive booklet on 8 May 1835 in Copenhagen by C.A...
", when the director fires her for expressing her opinion. After Barbie sees that the director leaked her downsizing to all the gossip websites, Ken calls her on the phone and substantially dumps her. She decides to go and live at her Aunt Millicent's fashion house in Paris, France. While she is on the plane, Ken is helping Raquelle rehearse lines for her drama class. After a confrontation with Teresa and Grace,who think that he dumped Barbie for Raquelle, Ken discovers that Raquelle had recorded his voice and played it on his phone to make it seem as if he dumped Barbie. As soon as he realizes, he asks Barbie's friends where she is. They tell him that she's is in Paris, and Grace explains to him that to make her understand what happened, and make it up to her, he should perform a 'grand romantic gesture'. Ken decides to fly on a plane to Paris and surprise her. So he books a plane and prepares to fly to Paris.
Meanwhile in Paris, Barbie finds her Aunt Millicent's fashion house and discovers that she's closing down and moving to the country, and meets her assistant, Marie-Alice. Barbie and Marie-Alice discover the existence of three Flairies: Shimmer, Glimmer and Shyne, who derive their powers from the fashion house. They help Marie-Alice's initial outfits become a success. They decide to host a fashion show on Friday night to raise enough money to buy Millicent's fashion house back. In another fashion house across the street, another designer by the name of Jacqueline and her assistant Delphine notice the new outfits. When they see the Flairies, they plan to kidnap Shimmer, Glimmer, and Shyne, and force them to use their magic to make JACQUELINE'S fashion designs better. When Barbie and Marie-Alice discover that the Flairies are gone, Millicent decides to help with the fashion show, and they work through the night to create a line of beautiful dresses. On Thursday night, Jilliana, Jacques, and Sequin, Millicent's and Barbie's pets, see fireworks that the Flairies made and rescue them. The Flairies transform the studio and glitterize the outfits, completing the last preparations for the show. To their dismay, no one shows up. All the important people in the fashion and design world had gone to Jacqueline's fashion show, which was showcasing outfits enhanced by the Flairies. The show turns sour when the outfits lose their flair, as the Flairies had warned Jacqueline about the unpredictability of using their magic on uninspiring clothing and the resulting instability. Millicent's fashion show results in success when all the critics show up. A lady orders ten thousand pieces from the fashion line, and Millicent is able to buy the fashion house back. Glimmer, having struggled with her powers up to this point, manages to transform Barbie's final outfit into a glittering three-tiered pink gown. Ken arrives and tells Barbie he never meant to break up with her; and what is more, that he loves her, and they share a passionate kiss. Lilliana Roxelle, Paris's top fashion critic, congratulates them on a spectacular show and invites them to her Pink, White, and Black party that night. Glimmer harnesses her magic a second time and transforms the limousines into beautiful stagecoaches. The film ends after the director of "The Princess and the Pea" rehires Barbie.
Sequel
The sequel is named Barbie: A Fairy SecretBarbie: A Fairy Secret
Barbie: A Fairy Secret is a computer animated direct-to-video movie and part of the Barbie film series. It was released on March 15, 2011, and was also released in cinemas created by Cinedigm.-Plot:...
. Ken is kidnapped by fairies and taken to Gloss Angeles. Barbie, her fairy-in-disguise stylists, and her arch rival Raquelle (who soon becomes her friend) must travel to Gloss Angeles and save him. It was released on March 15, 2011.
Characters
- BarbieBarbieBarbie is a fashion doll manufactured by the American toy-company Mattel, Inc. and launched in March 1959. American businesswoman Ruth Handler is credited with the creation of the doll using a German doll called Bild Lilli as her inspiration....
- The main protagonist, Barbie is described as a cool, confident girl with fantastic style. She's fun to be with and an incredibly and super loyal friend. She uses her creativity and huge network of friends to save her aunt's business. She is Ken's girlfriend.
- Ken - Ken is described as a super-nice guy with an interest in sports and is crazy about Barbie. He is Barbie's boyfriend and goes on a journey to Paris to prove that he loves her.
- Marie-Alecia"Alice" - Marie-Alecia is a shy, aspiring fashion designer with an amazing talent. Her dream is to succeed in the world of fashion, but she is too modest and unsure of herself to make any daring moves. But with help from Barbie, she gains confidence in her abilities and herself.
- Aunt Millicent - Millicent owns her own fashion house in Paris, she is strong willed, kind, and vary fun to be around.
- TeresaTeresa (Barbie)Teresa is a Mattel fashion doll who is marketed as one of Barbie's fictional friends. Teresa first debuted in the California Dream Teresa doll in 1988 and since then, she has been Barbie's most frequently featured female companion in the toy line...
- Barbie's cool and confident best friend. She is very playful and even believes in aliens.
- Grace - An African-American best friend of Barbie often mistaken for Nikki by some viewers. She's very mature and likes to give advice.
- Raquelle - Barbie's rival. She always makes Barbie's life miserable. She calls Barbie and plays a recording of Ken's voice to make Barbie think he broke up with her, causing her to journey to Paris.
- Jacqueline - The main antagonist of the film, Jacqueline is easy to spot with her hip and savvy personality and is on the cutting edge of fashion. As Millicent's sneaky and competitive rival designer, she doesn't want to be trendy; she wants to start the trends herself and will do anything to get ahead.
- Delphine - Jacqueline's loyal assistant and number-one fan. She goes along with her boss's sly schemes, but deep down she is nice girl who'd rather play fair.
- The Flairies - Shimmer, Glimmer and Shine are a trio of stylish Flairies, creatures with sparkle-based powers and no wings. They add sparkles to any outfit that inspires them.
- Shine (pink) is the sassy, fearless leader. She adds a beautiful shine effect to fashions. Despite her dainty size, she isn't afraid to stand up for herself. She has a great sense of humor that makes her a blast to be with.
- Shimmer (purple) is the light-hearted, happy-go-lucky dreamer who always expects positive things. Her magical flair is adding shimmer to fashions.
- Glimmer (orange) needs a lot of practice when it comes to using her sparkle-magic powers. She tries really hard, but sometimes only a hint of glimmer-magic sparkle appears. In the end, she fully manifests her powers, which turn out to be transforming things.
- Sequin - Barbie's French poodlePoodleThe Poodle is a breed of dog. The poodle breed is found officially in toy, miniature, and standard sizes, with many coat colors. Originally bred as a type of water dog, the poodle is highly intelligent and skillful in many dog sports, including agility, obedience, tracking, and even herding...
. Just like her owner, Sequin loves to wear anything with bling and despite looking fussy, she's very playful and likes to have fun.
- Jacques - A spunky Jack Russell TerrierJack Russell TerrierThe Jack Russell terrier is a small terrier that has its origins in fox hunting. It is principally white-bodied smooth, rough or broken-coated which is commonly confused with the Parson Russell terrier and the Russell terrier with the term "Jack Russell" commonly misapplied to other small white...
with a great talent for fashion design. When he meets Sequin, he falls in love with her.
- Jilliana - A snooty, pampered French kitty, who can't help rolling her eyes at Jacques' huge crush on Sequin. While Jilliana is happy that Sequin inspires Jacques to design again, she thinks all the romance is icky.
Cast
- Saffron HendersonSaffron HendersonSaffron Henderson is a Canadian voice actress and singer and the daughter of Bill Henderson of Chilliwack fame. She has voiced various characters from anime series...
as Barbie - Adrian PetriwAdrian PetriwAdrian Roman Petriw is a Canadian actor. He currently voices Tony Stark/Iron Man in the television series Iron Man: Armored Adventures and Naoki in the anime Nana...
as Ken - Tabitha St. GermainTabitha St. GermainTabitha St. Germain is a Canadian stage actress. She has made the transition from stage work to voice work, and has since become one of the core female voice actresses working with Ocean Productions in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.- Anime :* .hack//Roots - Asta, Nazo Grunty* Black Lagoon -...
as Marie Alecia - Patricia DrakePatricia DrakePatricia Drake is a TV/Voice actress working on TV and in animated shows, mostly with Ocean Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.-Anime Roles:* Black Lagoon as Balalaika* Dragon Ball Z as Android 19, Young Trunks...
as Aunt Millicent - Alexa Devine as Jacqueline
- Shannon Chan-KentShannon Chan-KentShannon Chan-Kent is a Canadian voice actor, singer and actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as the singing voice of Pinkie Pie in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic...
as Delphine - Maryke HendrikseMaryke HendrikseMaryke Hendrikse is a Canadian voice actress who works for Ocean Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada...
as Teresa - Kandyse McClureKandyse McClureKandyse McClure is an actress, best known for playing Anastasia Dualla on the Sci Fi Channel's television program Battlestar Galactica.- Biography :...
as Grace - Britt IrvinBritt IrvinBrittney Elizabeth "Britt" Irvin is a Leo Award-nominated Canadian actress and singer, as well as a regular voice actor for Ocean Productions. She is typically credited as Britt Irvin in works since 2003, and as Brittney Irvin in works prior to 2003, though exceptions exist both ways...
as Racquel - Chiara ZanniChiara ZanniChiara Zanni is a Canadian actress & voice actress, performing in movies such as BIONICLE: Mask of Light as Hahli, playing the role of Hamtaro in the TV anime cartoon series. Young Joe in Cyborg 009, Hamtaro, Jubilee in X-Men: Evolution, Bon Bon in My Little Pony Tales and Nori, the mermaid in...
as Shine - Kelly Metzger as Shimmer
- Andrea LibmanAndrea LibmanAndrea Eva Libman is a Canadian actress, television writer, and singer, whose most popular on-screen appearances are on the Little Women movie, Andre and a guest-role on The X-Files...
as Glimmer - Brandy Kopp as Sequin
- Charles Tathy as Jacques
- Annick ObonsawinAnnick ObonsawinAnnick Obonsawin is a Canadian voice actress and musician. She has played roles in many children's shows such as Inez in Cyberchase and Skunk in Franklin. She also plays the voice of Slappy the Dummy in Goosebumps, as well as Sierra in Total Drama Action and Total Drama World...
Jilliana
Songs
- Life is A Fairytale - Tiffany GiardinaTiffany GiardinaTiffany Kathryn Giardina better known as her new stagename, Gia , is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and model. Her debut full-length album No Average Angel was released in 2009. She also appeared on the soundtrack of Tinker Bell, with the song "Shine"...
- Another Me - Lindsay Sorenson
- Get Your Sparkle On - Rachel Bearer
- Zombie Peas Fright Song
- Une Bonne Journee - Simon WilcoxSimon Wilcox-Early life:Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Wilcox is the daughter of multi-media artist Sadia Sadia and Canadian rock musician David Wilcox. She is also the great niece of Canadian political scientist John Meisel. At the age of three, she was placed with a female friend of the family in...
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