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The Triumph of Love

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Italy, United Kingdom, Germany · 2001
Rated NR · 1h 52m
Director Clare Peploe
Starring Mira Sorvino, Ben Kingsley, Rachael Stirling, Jay Rodan
Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance

A princess is determined to restore her homeland's throne to its rightful heir, a young prince with whom she falls in love.

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75

New York Daily News by Elizabeth Weitzman

The always reliable Kingsley and Shaw are hilarious, and if the movie isn't quite a triumph, it's still far better than the junk food currently cluttering movie screens.

80

New Times (L.A.) by Jean Oppenheimer

The film is worth seeing for Sorvino alone. The actress hasn't been this good since Woody Allen's "Mighty Aphrodite," a role that couldn't be more dissimilar.

50

The A.V. Club by Keith Phipps

Shaw and Kingsley both create crisp, comic performances, but Sorvino remains a problem throughout. Her physical transformation falls short of the "Boys Don't Cry" standard, to put it mildly.

50

San Francisco Chronicle by Mick LaSalle

It could have been something special, but two things drag it down to mediocrity -- director Clare Peploe's misunderstanding of Marivaux's rhythms, and Mira Sorvino's limitations as a classical actress.

75

Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert

The story, based on an 18th century French play by Pierre Marivaux, is the sort of thing that inspired operas and Shakespeare comedies: It's all premise, no plausibility, and so what?

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