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Princesa (2001)

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Reviews Counted:21

Fresh:15

Rotten:6

Average Rating:5.8/10

Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: This Italian film from director Henrique Goldman traces the journey of teenage transsexual Fernanda (Ingrid de Souza) as she heads from her native Brazil to the seedy world of Italy's transsexual... This Italian film from director Henrique Goldman traces the journey of teenage transsexual Fernanda (Ingrid de Souza) as she heads from her native Brazil to the seedy world of Italy's transsexual prostitution scene. Unlike most of her fellow prostitutes, Fernanda's most cherished desire is to have a sex-change operation, fall in love with a man, and live the "normal" life of an Italian woman. When a new client, Gianni (Cesare Bocci), approaches her one night, it seems that her dreams will come true. However, as Fernanda makes the transition from streetwalker to housewife, she discovers that what she left behind might be more fulfilling that what she thought she always wanted. Goldman's treatment of his chosen subject is never judgmental and rarely one-sided--he not only shows great affection and understanding of the transsexual prostitutes, but also seeks to humanize and understand the numerous Italian men who come to them as clients. From the carnival-like Milan street market of the hookers to Fernanda's placid and ordered life with Gianni as a homemaker, PRINCESA avoids lingering on the characters' unusual lifestyles and instead focuses on their complex inner lives. [More]

Starring: Ingrid de Souza, Lulu Pecorari, Cesare Bocci

Starring: Ingrid de Souza, Lulu Pecorari, Cesare Bocci

Director: Henrique Goldman

Director: Henrique Goldman
Screenwriter: Ellis Freeman
Producer: Rebecca O'Brien
Studio: Strand Releasing

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10/06/04
Jamie Russell
Jamie Russell
BBC
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With its warm humour and gritty realism, it's like a combination of the two extremes in the prostitute genre: Nights of Cabiria meets Pretty Woman!

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09/19/04
Rich Cline
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12/06/05
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07/21/05
Houston Chronicle
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Whatever [Fernanda] was like, this movie is a fantastic tribute to her.

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12/08/02
Ron Wells
Ron Wells
Film Threat

Fernanda’s trials and lessons are ticked off with a brisk, businesslike air that leaves little time for emotional and character development.

Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
10/14/02
Hazel-Dawn Dumpert
Hazel-Dawn Dumpert
L.A. Weekly

[L]ed by the wooden, unattractive Ingrid de Souza as Fernanda, the film has no place to go but down.

Full Review Source: Miami Herald | comment Comment
03/15/02
Marta Barber
Marta Barber
Miami Herald

It's all quite the soap opera, made all the more melodramatic because it's a quasi-true story.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
01/27/02
Tim Cogshell
Tim Cogshell
Boxoffice Magazine

Squanders a colorful setting and characters with uninspired acting and direction.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
01/14/02
Frank Scheck
Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter
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Fernanda's life unfolds with discretion, compassion and humor under the sensitive yet lively direction of Goldman.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
01/11/02
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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Never really convinces.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Daily News | comment Comment
01/10/02
Bob Strauss
Bob Strauss
Los Angeles Daily News

Princesa, like its heroine, is not at all what it seems at first. For its immediately straightforward melodramatics leave in the film's wake a haunting afterglow of a life not easily resolved by a screenplay's third act.

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01/10/02
David Ehrenstein
David Ehrenstein
New Times

The film suffers from a 'based-on-a- true-story' tag, and it not only polishes up the truth but also crushes everything down to soap-opera melodrama.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Examiner | comment Comment
01/06/02
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
San Francisco Examiner

A sympathetic look at what it's like to be a Brazilian transsexual prostitute working in Milan.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
01/04/02
Mick LaSalle
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle

Up until its oddly flat ending, Princesa is an honest depiction of the way dreams can backfire.

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12/17/01
Justin Hartung
Justin Hartung
Citysearch

[Goldman] tells Princesa's story with admirable simplicity, carefully skirting away from any easy sentimentality or victimization.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
12/09/01
David Noh
David Noh
Film Journal International

Manages to tell its story (based on a real character) with great sensitivity.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
12/07/01
V.A. Musetto
V.A. Musetto
New York Post

Deliberately non-gritty but still humane and loving in its depiction of people who don't fit into traditional categories of male/female and whore/john.

Full Review Source: IFilm | comment Comment
12/07/01
Dave White
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