Princesa
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Henrique Goldman
Johnny Guimares
Sonia Morgan
Mauro Pirovano
Lulu Pecorari
Alessandra Acciai
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Fernanda, a 19-year-old Brazilian transvestite, dreams of becoming a woman, meeting a prince and being swept off her feet into a fantastic life of middle-class normalcy. She goes to Milan and works as a prostitute to raise money for a sex-change operation. On the streets she is transformed into 'Princesa'- a stylish and alluring figure who makes a lot of money and many friends. One night Fernanda is picked up by Gianni, a conventional, handsome Italian man. The two establish a passionate relationship very quickly and a whirlwind of romance ensues. Gianni leaves his wife and offers to pay for Fernanda's sex change operation. She turns away from her life on the streets and sets up home with Gianni. As time passes, Fernanda's ideal image of life as a housewife is tested. She feels isolated and unsure about the operation. Life in Gianni's middle-class world is not as Fernanda had imagined it and soon, and after much soul searching, she is forced to re-examine the person she hopes to become.
Director
Henrique Goldman
Cast
Johnny Guimares
Sonia Morgan
Mauro Pirovano
Lulu Pecorari
Alessandra Acciai
Biba Lerhue
Cesare Bocci
Ingrid De Souza
Crew
Ray Beckett
Valerio De Paolis
Guillermo Escalon
Duccio Fabbri
Duccio Fabbri
Fernanda Farias De Albuquerque
Ulrich Felsberg
Ellis Freeman
Henrique Goldman
Maurizio Jannelli
Kerry Kohler
Angus Macdonald
Andrea Melo
Rebecca O'brien
Luke Schiller
Nivea Sibulka
Paolo Soravia
Giovanni Venosta
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 2001
Released in United States January 11, 2002
Released in United States January 2001
Released in United States July 2001
Released in United States Winter December 7, 2001
Shown at OUTFEST 2001: The Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival July 12-23, 2001.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 24 - June 17, 2001.
Shown at Sundance Film Festival (World Cinema) in Park City, Utah January 18-28, 2001.
Loosely based on the life of Fernanda Farias de Albuquerque and her autobiography, co-written with Maurizio Jannelli.
Released in United States 2001 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 24 - June 17, 2001.)
Released in United States January 2001 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (World Cinema) in Park City, Utah January 18-28, 2001.)
Released in United States January 11, 2002 (Nuart; Los Angeles)
Released in United States July 2001 (Shown at OUTFEST 2001: The Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival July 12-23, 2001.)
Released in United States Winter December 7, 2001
