
The Indian in the Cupboard(1995)
A nine-year-old boy gets a plastic Indian and a cupboard for his birthday and finds himself involved in adventure when the Indian comes to life and befriends him.

The Emperor of a European country demands new clothes to wear every day, in fact sometimes several times a day. He imposes a heavy tax on the poor citizens to pay for his vanity. An itinerant man and boy come to the capital city and see the injustice, and make friends, but they soon have to flee. They return disguised as Arab tailors, and offer to make the Emperor a new suit of clothes. But only the wise will be able to see it; fools, or those unfit for their public office, will not see anything. The Emperor orders the suit made, and much money is needed to purchase the raw materials. Eventually the suit is ready, and the Emperor and his officials pretend that they can see a wonderful outfit; will anyone prick the bubble of the illusion?

Harald Juhnke
Emperor

Andréa Ferréol
Duchess

Jan Kalous
Tobias

Carsten Voigt
Lorenzo

Tereza Pokorná-Herzová
Maria

Andrej Hryc
Major

Juraj Herz
Plafond

Miloš Nesvadba
Master of Ceremonies

Radek Kuchař
Head Page
Michala Urbanová
Urchin
The Emperor's New Clothes is a family, fantasy film released in 1994 exploring themes of emperor, based on children's book. Directed by Juraj Herz, it stars Harald Juhnke, Andréa Ferréol, Jan Kalous. The Emperor of a European country demands new clothes to wear every day, in fact sometimes several times a day. He imposes a heavy tax on the poor citizens to pay for his vanity. An itinerant man and boy come to the capital city and see the injustice, and make friends, but they soon have to flee. They return disguised as Arab tailors, and offer to make the Emperor a new suit of clothes. But only the wise will be able to see it; fools, or those unfit for their public office, will not see anything. The Emperor orders the suit made, and much money is needed to purchase the raw materials. Eventually the suit is ready, and the Emperor and his officials pretend that they can see a wonderful outfit; will anyone prick the bubble of the illusion?
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