
The Watermill Princess
Directed by Zdeněk Troška
Produced by Česká televize, Fronda Film
A whimsical Central European fairy tale about a young man's quest to free a cursed princess, complicated by romantic rivalry and supernatural mischief at a haunted mill.
In a South Bohemian village in the middle of silver ponds and dark forests lives Jindřich (Radek Valenta), who one day goes out into the world with a firm decision to free the cursed princess. On the way, he reaches a haunted mill, where the beautiful Eliška (Andrea Černá) lives with her father. Eliška likes the young man, so she tells him that the cursed princess is in the pond and Jindřich remains in the mill as a helper. However, the devil and the waterman, who like Eliška, don't like that. With the help of various intrigues and incantations, they try to expel Jindřich from the mill, but soon a third groom appears there - an old rich man. However, since Eliška rejects all the suitors, the miller's father gets angry and gives her an ultimatum: either she chooses a suitor herself by the full moon, or the one who asks for her hand first gets her. So a fight ensues between the grooms...
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Questions people ask
Does The Watermill Princess end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.
Is The Watermill Princess easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.
Is The Watermill Princess sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.
Is The Watermill Princess scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is The Watermill Princess violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
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Like The Watermill Princess
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Like The Watermill Princess, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The Watermill Princess, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The Watermill Princess, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.



























































