Princesa
Year:
2000
Production Country:
United Germany / France / Great Britain / Italy
Drama. The tale of a Brazilian teenage boy's dream to become a woman. Following a friend to Milan, he quickly becomes a favourite on the streets as Fernanda. A client falls in love with him and offers to pay for the operation necessary for him to escape the stigma attached to transvestites. But when the man's wife turns up on the doorstep, crying and pregnant, Fernanda comes to a genuine recognition of self and gender.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Fernanda Ingrid de Souza
- Gianni Cesare Bocci
- Karin Lulu Pecorari
- Fabrizio Mauro Pirovano
- Charlo Biba Lerhue
- Fofao Sonia Morgan
- Lidia Alessandra Acciai
- Pastoressa Giovanni Raso
- Matteo Gaetano Zerbo
- Laura Roberta Nanni
- sexologist Donatella Zavalloni
- little girl on the train Erica Bracchi
- girl's father Mario Bracchi
- security guard Angelo Truffi
- police inspector Roberto Quintini
- policeman Mauro Negri
- finance agent Marco Di Zinno
- mechanic Mario Bertolasi
- Karin's girls Gradisca
- Karin's girls Fernanda Terramotto
- Karin's girls Betty Pantera
- Karin's girls Luba
- Karin's girls Karina
- Karin's girls Paola
- Karin's girls Luisa
- Karin's girls Patrizia
- Karin's girls Charlot
- Karin's girls Claudia
- main client Alberto Azzuro
- main client William Melis
- main client Pino Magugliani
- client Egidio Cardillo
- client Salvatore Russo
- client Ventura Luigi
- client Alessandro Cocco
- client Adriano Passoni
- client Onofrio Paglieri
- client Savino Gentaverde
- client Ciro Visco
- car client Guto Aranha
- car client Abraam Fontana
- car client Andrea De Riva De Onestis
- car client Antonio Calandrino
- car client Gilberto Betto
- car client Luca Di Grazia
- car client Roberto Caccia
- car client Mattia Panzarini
- car client Alessandro Ravasi
- car client Paolo Olgiati
- car client Daniele Lepido
- car client Giuseppe Coticchia
- car client Franco Di Giannino
- street vendor Enzo Cusmà
- street vendor Vito Zabatta
Credits
Direction
- Director Henrique Goldman
- Assistant Director Duccio Fabbri
- Assistant Director Corrado Meotti
- Assistant Director Francesco Cannito
- Assistant Director Leonardo D'agostini
- Script Supervisor Antonella Licata
Production
- © Parallax (Princess) Ltd
- ©/Presented by BIM Distribuzione
- ©/Presented by Road Movies Filmproduktion GmbH
- Presented by Parallax Pictures
- Presented with the participation of British Screen
- Presented in collaboration with Tele+
- Presented in collaboration with WDR - Westdeutscher Rundfunk
- Presented in collaboration with Filmstiftung NRW
- Presented in association with BAC Films
- Presented in association with Mango Films
- [International sales] The Sales Consortium
- Executive Producer (Italy) Paolo Soravia
- Executive Producer (Italy) Angus Macdonald
- Producer Rebecca O'Brien
- Co-producer Valerio De Paolis
- Co-producer Ulrich Felsberg
- Line Producer Luke Schiller
- BIM Team (Contracts Supervisor) Antonio Medici
- BIM Team (Operations Executive) Vaira Giacconi
- RoadMvies Team (Production Co-ordinator) Gabrielle Niemeyer
- RoadMvies Team (Funding Manager) Volker Otte
- RoadMvies Team (Funding Manager) Daniele Pfennigs
- Production Manager Nadia Grippiolo
- UK Production Supervisor Alex Reed
- Production Services in Italy Milonga s.r.l
- Crowd Co-ordinator Enrico Carozzi
- Production Accountant Elizabeth Hurley
- Production Accounts (Italy, Milonga srl) Alain Redaelli
- Production Accounts (Italy, Alfa Due sr) Alexandro Lucia
- Location Scout Christina Magri
Casting
- Casting Duccio Fabbri
Writing
- Screenplay Ellis Freeman
- Screenplay Henrique Goldman
- Inspired by the book "Princesa" by Maurizio Jannelli
- Inspired by the book "Princesa" by Fernanda Farias De Albuquerque
Photography
- Photographed by Guillermo Escalón
- Focus Puller Roberto Ceccoli
- Gaffer Stefano Mereu
Stills
- Stills Photographer Isa Polenghi
Editing
- Editor Kerry Kohler
Design
- Production Designer Andrea Meló
- Propsman Giancarlo Pagani
Costumes
- Costume Designer Nivia Sibulka
Make-up
- Make-up Designer Patti Tisch
Titles
- Titles Design @ Creative Partnership Martin Butterworth
- Titles Cine Image
Film processing
- Laboratory Procine Filmtechnik GmbH
Music
- Music Giovanni Venosta
- Musician (Vocals) Laura Pone
- Musician (Flugelhorn) Diego Ruvidotti
- Musician (Brazilian Percussion) Jacopo Pellegrini
- Musician (Brazilian Percussion) Kal dos Santos
- Musician (Double Bass) Tito Mangialajo Rantzer
- Musician (Soprano Saxophone) Sandro Cerino
- Musician (Keyboards) Giovanni Venosta
Sound
- Music Recorded/Mixed by (@ FX Studio,MI) Massimo
- Sound Recordist Ray Beckett
- Boom Operator Chiara Bersani
- Dubbing Mixer Tobias Fleig
- Dubbing Editor Kevin Brazier
- Foley Artist John Fewell
- Foley Artist Julie Ankerson
- Foley Mixer Robert Brazier
Consultant
- Dedicated to Fernanda Farias De Albuquerque
- Special Thanks to Cameron McCracken
- Special Thanks to Pierre du Plessis
- Special Thanks to Carlos Nader
- Special Thanks to Ken Loach
- Special Thanks to Elizabeth Dench
- Special Thanks to Luca Bigazzi
- Special Thanks to Vincenzo Carpineta
- Special Thanks to Riccardo Pintus
- Special Thanks to Lise Lemeunier
- Special Thanks to Guto Aranha
- Special Thanks to Daniele Asti
- Special Thanks to Cristina Pariset