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Barbie: A Fashion Fairytale (2010)

★ 7.3 · 792 ratings on TMDB

Discover your inner sparkle!

Barbie: A Fashion Fairytale poster★ 7.3

Barbie, a popular actress on a sabbatical, learns that her fashion designer aunt Millicent has sold her business to a rival. With the help of a few magical beings, Barbie steps in to save the day.

DirectorWilliam Lau
CastAdrian Petriw, Alexa Devine, Britt Irvin, Chiara Zanni, Diana Kaarina, Kandyse McClure
GenresAnimation, Family
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Barbie: A Fashion Fairytale keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E11 of the E0–E14 reality ladder, compressing fashion, identity, magic.

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Also inFilms about identity
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Same rung, same subject

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Same subject, different rung

The same preoccupations examined at another scale — one mind versus a nation.

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Same people

Shared director or cast.

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