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The film’s portrayal of the wide variety of characters from the classic tale is surprisingly left intact with a few minor alterations to entertain the modern audience. One could imagine the reception The Princess and The Goblin received when it first came out in the states, but beside the point. The European animated film was directed by József Gémes and released in the United States on June 1994, which coincidentally was in direct competition with Disney’s The Lion King. He no longer doubts Irene’s stories.After watching the trailer to the 1991 animated film adaptation of George Macdonald’s The Princess and The Goblin in class, I was interested in seeing how close of an adaptation the film was to the original novel. Unable to warn Irene of the impending danger, Curdie, with the help of Irene’s grandmother, defeats the attacking hordes and finds Irene safe in his mother’s arms. In time, Curdie figures out that the goblins intend to kidnap Irene and force her to marry their goblin prince.

When Curdie’s parents talk to him about the incident, he feels ashamed and realizes that even if he can’t see something, it doesn’t mean someone else can’t see it. Yet when Irene tries to introduce Curdie to her grandmother, Curdie cannot see her. Princess Irene returns the favor and rescues Curdie after he is captured by goblins by following an almost invisible thread her grandmother made for her. Princess Irene meets a 12-year-old miner named Curdie, when he rescues her from goblins after Irene and her nurse stay out on the mountain after dark. Because of this, sun dwellers make sure their doors are locked and they are safely inside by night.Īfter Princess Irene meets her great-great-great grandmother (called her grandmother), she learns that few others can see her relative and most don’t believe she’s real even when looking at her. The goblins sleep during the day and only come out at night.

Although they are all people, those who live underground have evolved into hideous looking individuals because of the lack of sun. Eight-year-old Princess Irene lives in a society of sun dwellers (those who live above the ground) and goblins (those who live underground).