Barbie of Swan Lake

Barbie of Swan Lake
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Directed by	Owen Hurley
Written by	Elana Lesser Cliff Ruby
Produced by	Jesyca C. Durchin Shelley Tabbut
Starring	Kelly Sheridan
Edited by	Greg Richardson
Music by	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (ballet) Cris Velasco (original music)
Distributed by	Lions Gate
Release date	September 30, 2003
Running time	81 min.
Language	English

Barbie of Swan Lake is a 2003 direct-to-video Barbie film directed by Owen Hurley. It is the third in the Barbie film series of computer-animated Barbie films, and features the voice of Kelly Sheridan as Barbie. The story is loosely adapted from the Swan Lake ballet and features the music of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. This is the third Barbie film narrated by Barbie to her little sister Kelly and is also the second to be based on a Tchaikovsky ballet, the first being Barbie in the Nutcracker.

Plot

The story is being told by Barbie to her little sister Kelly, who is feeling uneasy about being at camp overnight for the first time. She remembers the story while looking at constellations, being started on after finding Cygnus.

The story begins with Odette dancing in her father's bakery. Odette feels happy because she knows how to dance a ballet dance which is to be very hard to handle or to be practiced. Her sister is also shown as a fast horse rider. A unicorn named Lila arrives in the village and manages to escape hunters and runs into an Enchanted Forest with the curious Odette on her heels. Lila becomes trapped and Odette unknowingly removes a magic crystal(that was meant for whoever removed it to defeat Rothbart), unaware that the Fairy Queen is watching.

She uses it to free Lila and the Fairy Queen tells Odette that she is the chosen one for the crystal chose her by letting her take it away from the tree. She explains that Odette is the one who will purge the evil plaguing the forest, the Fairy Queen's cousin, Rothbart. Odette, not wanting to get mixed up in the situation, refuses. The Fairy Queen complies but sends Lila to escort her out and give one last try at convincing her. Rothbart appears in the wood with his daughter, cornering Odette by a tree. There she is trapped and transformed into a swan by the evil wizard, who wants to use Odette and the crystal to defeat his enemy the Fairy Queen. The Fairy Queen is able to partially counter the spell so that Odette retains her human form by night, although she will still have to turn into a swan by day.

Odette also meets the other elves of the forest: Carlita, now a skunk, Ivan, a porcupine as well as a few others. Odette's father and sister, Marie, start looking for her, worried because Odette is missing. Prince Daniel, the prince living in the castle in Odette's village, is introduced. A spirited man, he prefers exploring rather than marriage, much to the dismay of his mother.

The fairy queen also gives Odette a crown with the crystal in it that will protect her from Rothbart. Odette is determined to find a solution to the problem and goes to a magical library to find it. However, they are unable to locate the book and Odette is disheartened. Rothbart lures Prince Daniel into the forest, determined to get him to hunt and kill Odette. However, Daniel is captivated by the swan's beauty and decides to let it live. The two soon fall in love when he sees her true form. They dance gracefully and afterwards Odette transforms into a swan.

Daniel asks Odette to a ball, but at first she denies until he finally convinces her to come. Odette agrees. Soon, Erasmus-the troll in charge of the library- arrives, having found the book. He reveals to them that the solution is true love. Realizing that Daniel can save them all, the Fairy Queen teaches Odette how to waltz at the ball but are interrupted when Erasmus is kidnapped. They manage to save him but Rothbart learns of what will be his downfall. So, he transforms his daughter Odile to look like Odette in the eyes of Daniel.

Odette races to get to Daniel but is too late. At the ball Prince Daniel pledges his love to Odile, thinking her to be Odette. Odette, who was trapped outside in swan form, is unable to tell Daniel about the trick. Odette falls to the ground, the crystal having lost its power and she is mortally weakened.

Rothbart reveals the truth and he and Odile escape. Daniel runs after them and the Fairy Queen attempts to revive Odette, who is barely alive. However, Rothbart turns her into a mouse and attempts to kill Odette and Daniel. The two fall onto each other, their hands intertwined in a waltz position.

At that moment, the crystal's power explodes outwards, stopping Rothbart, as they two were truly in love. The two awaken and all of Rothbart's evil is undone. At last, Odette and Prince Daniel confess their love for each other. Everyone from the village and the Enchanted forest celebrate. It is revealed that Odette and Daniel are to be married and are finally happy. Rothbart gets his comeuppance as he is now a Cuckoo Clock and Odile a maid.

At the end, it is shown the story has given Kelly a new resolve and she promises she will participate in the race the following day. She yawns and heads off to bed, with Barbie smiling behind her.

Characters

• Odette is a baker's shy daughter with golden hair and beautiful blue eyes. She dances wonderfully, but is too shy to be watched by many people. She is the main character who gets turned into a swan by the evil Rothbart.

• Daniel, the prince who loves adventure, is a good archer. Rothbart wants to trick him to shoot Odette, but Daniel does not do it because Odette is too perfect. He sees Odette's transformation from a swan to a human and falls in love with her immediately.

• Lila, a talkative unicorn, becomes Odette's close friend in the forest. She is brave and goodhearted. She wants to get rid of Rothbart if she were Odette. She also says to Odette that Odette is braver than she thinks.

• Fairy Queen rules in the Enchanted Forest. She is Rothbart's cousin. Rothbart wants to take over her position. Because of Rothbart's strong magic, Fairy Queen's power fades gradually. She is looking for someone who can save the forest.

• Rothbart is an evil wizard, full of magic. He can turn into an eagle. He has a daughter named Odile. Although he is mean, he loves his daughter.

• Carlita, a Spanish girl who turns into a skunk at night, makes friends with Odette in the Enchanted Forest.

• Ivan is an Russian elf that turns into a porcupine at night. He loves Carlita.

• Erasmus is a troll who has a library. In his library, there is a Book of Forest Lore. This book tells how to defeat Rothbart. As true love can beat him.

• Odille is a spoiled daughter of Rothbart. She loves jewels. She is ugly compared to Odette, but she becomes Rothbart's means to trick the prince. She also gets transformed into a pig by accident. In the end she is turned back and works as a maid.

• Baker, Odette's father, is worried when Odette is in the Enchanted Forest. He closes his bakery in order to search for Odette with Marie.

• Marie is Odette's sister. Her eyes and her hair are brown. She is bold. She rides on her fast horse.

• Queen Mother wants her son, Daniel, to be married and to have children before Daniel can explore. She makes a ball to find a girl for Daniel. Luckily, her son finds and marries Odette.

Voice cast

• Kelly Sheridan as Barbie & Princess Odette
• Mark Hildreth as Prince Daniel
• Kelsey Grammer as Rothbart
• Maggie Wheeler as Odile
• Venus Terzo as Lila
• Kathleen Barr as The Fairy Queen & Marie
• Michael Dobson as Erasmus
• Nicole Oliver as Carlita
• Ian James Corlett as Ivan
• Gina Stockdale as Queen Mother
• Brian Drummond as Reggie
• Chantal Strand as Kelly & Kelly The Cygnet
• Gary Chalk as Baker
• Scott McNeil as Peddler
• Thomas Delauney as Tommy

External links

• Barbie of Swan Lake at IMDb
• Barbie of Swan Lake at AllMovie