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Loosely based on an actual incident, this family-friendly British comedy is also a sly satire of class consciousness. Phoebe Cates stars as a woman who appears in the English countryside of 1817 wearing exotic garb and speaking gibberish. Delivered to a nearby manor, the mystery woman is sheltered by the Worralls (Wendy Hughes and Jim Broadbent), who are then persuaded by their suspicious Greek butler Frixos (Kevin Kline, Cates' real-life husband) to have the drifter tried for vagrancy and begging, capital crimes. At the hearing, however, the woman persuades the magistrate through pantomime that she is a princess of Javanese origin named Caraboo, escaped from pirate kidnappers. The Worralls welcome Caraboo back into their home, lavishing upon her the deference due a royal. A society sensation, Caraboo wins over a linguist (John Lithgow), the prince regent (John Session), and even Frixos. Only an Irish reporter, Gutch (Stephen Rea), remains skeptical about Caraboo's origins. 1994

1. Destiny (2:36)
2. Girl from Javasu (1:40)
3. Farewell princess (1:03)
4. On the Cupola (1:03)
5. One of Our Finest Frocks (1:37)
6. Portrait of a Princess (2:07)
7. Minuet in D - Boccherini (1:31)
8. Sweet, Green land (2:42)
9. The Dress Maker (1:36)
10. A Good Story (1:54)
11. Sweet Dreams, My Dear (1:16)
12. Black Teeth in the Family (2:03)
13. Caraboo Buku (1:02)
14. Love Dance at Knole (2:03)
15. A Princess from Far Away (3:03)
16. End Credits (3:22)