A prince who can't cook fakes being a chef to avoid marriage. What could go wrong? Everything. Deliciously.
Princes flock to the Noodle Kingdom to compete for Princess Beatrice's hand in marriage. However, Prince Vladimir is not particularly keen on getting married, so he swaps roles with his servant Janek, a renowned chef. He has no idea what trouble this swap will cause him – immediately upon arrival, he is asked to take charge of the kitchen. And so Vladimír must deal not only with an unusual task, but also with his unexpected growing affection for the princess, whose father has meanwhile chosen a completely different groom for her. Perhaps only a magic noodle of knowledge can resolve this tangled situation.
Practical Effects
Gloriously fake royal kitchens that look like community theater Shakespeare.
Acting
Jiří Lábus as the king—imagine if your weird uncle became monarch.
Director
Martin Dolenský
Ladislav Hampl
sluha Janek
Jitka Ježková
Bětka
Jan Zadražil
princ Vladimír
Teresa Branna
princezna Beatrice
Jiří Lábus
král Leopold
Pavel Šimčík
princ Ludvík
Tomáš Matonoha
princ Francesco
Roman Štabrňák
princ Budimír
Pavel Rímský
král Slavomír
Veronika Freimanová
královna Jiřina
Matyáš Valenta
kuchtík Karlíček
Zdeněk Mucha
Kristýna Janáčková
Eliška Nezvalová
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Czech fairytale films of the 2000s often featured comedic actor Jiří Lábus in royal roles, making him a sort of mascot for absurd monarchs.
The 'magic noodle of knowledge' is apparently a legitimate Czech fairytale trope, not something the writers invented while hungry.
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