Princesa

Name: Princesa
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: December 7, 2001
Rating: 62
Cast: Cesare Bocci, Ingrid de Souza

2001

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Strand Releasing | Release Date: December 7, 2001

Starring: Cesare Bocci, Ingrid de Souza

Summary: The odyssey of Fernanda, a nineteen-year-old Brazilian transvestite, who arrives in Milan in search of the perfect man.

Director: Henrique Goldman

Genre(s): Drama, Romance

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Ron Wells

The final result becomes a search not for a knight in shining armor, but one of acceptance for one's own identity. Read full review

David Rooney

A thoughtful, restrained, refreshingly nonjudgmental melodrama that reflects on interesting questions regarding sexuality, identity and self-acceptance. Read full review

Marta Barber

An engaging and powerful portrayal of puberty gone awry.

Dana Stevens

It could easily have become either prurient or moralistic, but Mr. Goldman's stance is that of a sympathetic observer, and his style combines ground-level realism with a touch of Almodóvarian extravagance. Read full review

V.A. Musetto

Features abundant sex and nudity, yet it manages to tell its story (based on a real character) with great sensitivity. Read full review

Ed Park

Unsettling in spots, Princesa ultimately glosses over the futility of Fernanda's plight, her misery rapidly erased. Read full review

Hazel-Dawn Dumpert

By the time Princesa finally slides into halfhearted melodrama in its last quarter, we're only too happy to follow Fernanda back to the rim and a little excitement. Read full review

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FrankC.

Jan 2, 2003

[***POTENTIAL SPOILERS INCLUDED IN THIS REVIEW***] Ingrid de Souza is romantic & real, and I appreciated the sweet sounding AUWE singing the classic "Estate" during the closing credits. A final comment on what the writers of the film's description seem to keep missing: Ingrid's [***POTENTIAL SPOILERS INCLUDED IN THIS REVIEW***] Ingrid de Souza is romantic & real, and I appreciated the sweet sounding AUWE singing the classic "Estate" during the closing credits. A final comment on what the writers of the film's description seem to keep missing: Ingrid's love interest Gianni left his wife because she wouldn't give him children. Fernanda walked away from Gianni because she realized that ultimately the same thing would eventually happen to her. And the double-whammy pain immediately set in for her with the realization that this pattern would duplicate itself no matter which man she might take up with in the future. This double-realization is what made Fernanda became suicidal. But she opts to commit suicide slowly instead of quickly (Though she's perfectly healthy for now, she will now move to duplicate her dying Brazilian friend Chato by returning to the street until AIDS catches up to her too.). The overall tragedy for her character is that either way she's embracing a future without a future. Her apparent glee at the end of the movie is thinly veiled resignation to an irrecoverable loss. "Princesa" is a sweetly melancholy film that requires empathy to appreciate. I recommend it to conservative & liberal alike. You'll like it, I promise.… Expand

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ExpatMichael

Jul 10, 2017

This is a make it or break it film for me. When a make a new friend or boyfriend I make them watch this film. If they don't really like it, they aren't for me. So many enjoyable moments. It's a classic of it's genre.

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