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ERA
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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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Princesa
2001 1h 34m IT
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5.9
MID
★5.9TMDB · 11
DramaRomance
Synopsis
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Fernanda, a 19-year-old Brazilian trans woman, travels to Milan and becomes a sex worker to finance her sex change operation.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Ingrid de Souza
Fernanda
Cesare Bocci
Gianni
Mauro Pirovano
Fabrizio
Roberta Nanni
Laura
Alberto Azarya
Automobilista
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Henrique Goldman
- Writers
- Ellis Freeman, Henrique Goldman
- Languages
- Italian, Portuguese
- Countries
- Italy
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts 🍿
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, Portuguese.
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3 / 8
RUNTIME
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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4 / 8
ERA
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Directed by Henrique Goldman, shot by Guillermo Escalón. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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5 / 8
DIRECTOR
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Original score by Giovanni Venosta. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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6 / 8
DIRECTOR
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Editor Kerry Kohler shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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7 / 8
CAST
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Ingrid de Souza and Cesare Bocci and Mauro Pirovano carry the top of the cast.
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8 / 8
WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0281094 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Henrique Goldman directs. Guillermo Escalón behind the camera. Giovanni Venosta scores. Kerry Kohler cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian, Portuguese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 125 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, Portuguese.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Henrique Goldman, shot by Guillermo Escalón. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Giovanni Venosta. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Kerry Kohler shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Ingrid de Souza and Cesare Bocci and Mauro Pirovano carry the top of the cast.
- 8IMDB entry: tt0281094 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 11 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Guillermo Escalón
- Original score
- Giovanni Venosta
- Editing
- Kerry Kohler
- Production design
- Andreia Melo
- Costume design
- Nivia Sibulka
- Runtime
- 94 min · 1h 34m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- IT
- IMDB
- Princesa (2001)
Also by
Henrique Goldman
Key crew
- ProducerMichael André
- ProducerValerio De Paolis
- ProducerUlrich Felsberg
- Executive ProducerAngus MacDonald
- ProducerRebecca O'Brien
- ProducerAlain Redaelli
- Executive ProducerPaolo Soravia
- EditorKerry Kohler
- CastingDuccio Fabbri
- Production DesignAndreia Melo
- Costume DesignNivia Sibulka
- SoundRay Beckett
- Foley ArtistRuth Sullivan
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- love
- lgbt
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2001-06-01
