Jun 28th   
The Princess Diaries          
(US 2001)                                   
Walt Disney/Brown House. 115m.

A San Francisco 15-year old has to cope not only with fitting in at school but also that she is heir to the European kingdom of Genovia.
Slender coming-of-age Cinderella story turned into an even more slender comedy variation on Pretty Woman, with the comedy often laboured and obvious with all the cliches in place, occasionally bringing out the more human side thanks to Julie Andrews and others. It launched a new star onto the scene, for whom the film roles improved.

Written by: Gina Wendkos, based on the novels by Meg Cabot.
Producers: Whitney Houston, Debra Martin Chase, Mario Iscovich.
Director: Garry Marshall.
Starring: Anne Hathaway, Julie Andrews, Heather Matarazes, Caroline Goodall, Hector Elizondo, Mandy Moore, Robert Schwartzmann.
Photography: Karl Walter Lindenlaub.
Music: John Debney.

Preceded by:
Tom and Jerry in
Tennis Chumps*
(US 1949. 7m.; Appropriate for the first day of Wimbledon!; d: William Hanna, Joseph Barbera; p: Fred Quimby.)