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A Brief History of Princess X
2016

by Gabriel Abrantes

Is it a joke?

Is it serious?

I can't tell, but I really like this sculpture.

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A supercharged history of sculptor Constantin Brancusi’s infamous ‘Princess X’, a futuristic bronze phallus that is actually a bust portrait of Napoleon’s equally infamous great grand niece, Marie Bonaparte.

directing

Margarida Lucas

scriptwriting

Gabriel Abrantes

cinematography

Jorge Quintela

sound

Carlos Abreu

editing

Carlos Abreu

with

Gabriel Abrantes (voice)
Francisco Cipriano
Joana Barrios
Filipe Vargas

awards →
exhibitions →
screenings →
full cast and crew →

Produced by Herma Films and Les Films du Bélier
With the financial support of LUX/Independent Cinema Office,
using public funding by the National Lottery through the Arts Council England,
with the support of La Région Île-de-France, PROCIREP and ANGOA

S16mm transferred to 2K, 7min.
Color / 2.39:1 / Stereo Sound
Language: English

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awards

2018 Fastnet Film Festival [Ireland] – Best Documentary Award
2017 San Francisco International Film Festival [USA] – Special Jury Prize
2017 Vienna Short Festival [Austria] – Jury Prize - Fiction
2017 Bucharest International Experimental Film Festival [Romania] – Special Mention of the Jury
2017 César - Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma [France] – Nominee for Best Short Film
2017 Academia Portuguesa de Cinema - Gala de Prémios Sophia [Portugal] – Nominee for Best Portuguese Short Film
2017 International Short Film Festival in Drama [Greece] – Special Mention + FIPRESCI Award
2017 Art Film Fest - International Film Festival [Slovakia] – Special Mention
2017 Pravo Ljudski Film Festival [Bosnia and Herzegovina] – Best Zoom Rights Film for Youth
2017 FIKE Festival Internacional de Curtas Metragens [Portugal] – Best Script + Best Actress + Public Award
2016 Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival [Portugal] – Best Director

exhibitions & collections

Exhibitions
2019 Jeunes Artistes en Europe. Les Métamorphoses, Fondation Cartier, Paris [France]
2019 Tandem: Gabriel Abrantes and Belén Uriel, Alexander and Bonin, New York [USA]
2018 Monográfico Gabriel Abrantes, La Casa Encendida, Madrid [Spain]
2017 1000 Anos Depois Entre Vénus e Marte, Galeria Municipal do Porto [Portugal]
2017 Género na Arte, MNAC – Museu Nacional de Arte Contemporânea [Portugal]
2016 The Artist’s Cinema – Tate Britain, London [United Kingdom]

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Art Fairs
2017 Artissima International Fair of Contemporary Art [Italy] – Francisco Fino Gallery [Portugal]
2017 SP-Arte, São Paulo [Brazil] – Francisco Fino Gallery [Portugal]

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Collections
LUX [United Kingdom]
Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Elvas - António Cachola Collection [Portugal]

screenings

2018 Casa del Cinema - New Portuguese Cinema Showcase [Italy]
2018 Regensburger Kurzfilmwoche [Germany]
2018 Vilnius International Short Film Festival [Lithuania]
2018 LIsFE - Leiden International Short Film Experience [Netherlands]
2018 Fastnet Film Festival [Ireland]
2018 Fundação Gulbenkian [France]
2018 CINEMAATTIC - A Space for films and Happenings [United Kingdom]
2017 Go Short International Short Film Festival Nijmegen [Netherland]
2017 Bucharest International Experimental Film Festival [Romania]
2017 San Francisco International Film Festival [USA]
2017 Minimalen Short Film Festival [Norway]
2017 Fronteira - Festival Internacional do Filme Documentário e Experimental [Brazil]
2017 Seattle International Film Festival [USA]
2017 Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente [Argentina]
2017 Macao International Documentary Film Festival [Macau]
2017 Academia Portuguesa de Cinema - Gala de Prémios Sophia [Portugal]
2017 Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival [France]
2017 Vienna Short Festival [Austria]
2017 True/False Film Fest [USA]
2017 Tabor Film Festival [Croatia]
2017 Dokufest International Documentary and Short Film Festival [Kosovo]
2017 Clermont-Ferrand Extension [Spain]
2017 Lo Schermo dell'Arte Film Festival Extension [Italy]
2017 SACO - Semana del Audiovisual Contemporáneo de Oviedo [Spain]
2017 Festival de Cine y Televisión Reino de León [Spain]
2017 Festival Internacional de Curtas-Metragens de São Paulo [Brasil]
2017 Encounters Bristol International Film Festival [United Kingdom]
2017 Guanajuato International Film Festival Expresión en Corto [Mexico]
2017 The Norwegian Short Film Festival Grimstad [Norway]
2017 Festival de Finos Filmes [Brazil]
2017 Denver Film Festival [USA]
2017 Cinemateca Portuguesa - May [Portugal]
2017 Shorts Not Pants [Canada]
2017 Pula Film Festival [Croatia]
2017 Milwaukee Film Festival [USA]
2017 Cineclube da Maia - May [Portugal]
2017 International Short Film Festival in Drama [Greece]
2017 CGAI - Filmoteca de Galicia [Spain]
2017 Art Film Fest - International Film Festival [Slovakia]
2017 Interfilm, Internationales Kurzfilmfestival Berlin [Germany]
2017 Reggio Film Festival [Italy]
2017 Go Short on Tour [Netherlands]
2017 PANORAMA Internacional Coisa de Cinema [Brazil]
2017 RIGA International Film Festival [Latvia]
2017 Timishort Film Festival [Romania]
2017 Shorts That Are Not Pants [Canada]
2017 Projektor- University of Basel [Switzerland]
2017 Olbia Film Market [Italy]
2017 TivoliVredenburg [Netherlands]
2017 Extension - Art Film Fest [Slovakia]
2017 Ljubljana International Film Festival [Slovenia]
2017 Alter-Native International Short Film Festival [Romania]
2017 Curtocircuito - Noites Curtas [Spain]
2017 FIKE Festival Internacional de Curtas Metragens [Portugal]
2017 Bilbao Arte [Spain]
2017 Go Short - Utrecht [Netherlands]
2017 Go Short - Rotterdam [Netherlands]
2017 Pluk de Nacht Open Air Film Festival [Netherlands]
2017 Festival Internacional de Curtas de Verin [Spain]
2017 FICA - Aguilar del Campo [Spain]
2017 Festival Côté Court - Pantin [France]
2017 Festival Off-Courts Trouville [France]
2017 Les Arcs European Film Festival [France]
2016 Toronto International Film Festival [Canada]
2016 New York Film Festival [USA]
2016 Locarno International Film Festival [Switzerland]
2016 Caminhos do Cinema Português [Portugal]
2016 Milano Film Festival [Italy]
2016 Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival [Portugal]
2016 Curtas Vila do Conde Extension - Cinemateca Portuguesa [Portugal]
2016 Curtocircuito Santiago de Compostela - Short Film Festival [Spain]
2016 AFI Fest - Los Angeles [USA]
2016 Uppsala International Short Film Festival [Sweden]
2016 Lo Schermo dell'Arte Film Festival [Italy]
2016 Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival [Germany]
2016 Festival de Cinema Luso-Brasileiro de Santa Maria da Feira [Portugal]
2016 International Short Film Festival Winterthur [Switzerland]
2016 South Western International Film Festival [Canada]

full cast and crew

Cast
Joana Barrios
Francisco Cipriano
Filipe Vargas

The voice of
Gabriel Abrantes

And the special participation of
Máximo Francisco
Gonçalo Pena
Gaetan
Joana Cunha Ferreira
Carlos Gaspar
João Pedro Vale
Nuno Alexandre Ferreira
Margarida Lucas
Lúcia Pires
Tiago Sá
José Cosme
Eduardo Cosme
Licínio Almeida
Joaquim Pinto
António Pinho

Directing and Writing
Gabriel Abrantes

Director of Photography
Jorge Quintela

Art Direction
Susana Moura

Head Carpenter
Guilherme Ribeiro

Art Department
Cypress Cook
Carlos Gaspar

Set Photographer
Bruno Duarte

Make-up
Rita de Castro

Hair
Sandra Meleiro

Director of Production
Raquel da Silva

Pre-Production Head
Joana Cunha Ferreira

Assistant Director
Lúcia Pires

Editor
Margarida Lucas

Lab
I-Dailies, UK

Lab Head
Nigel Horn
Clive Noakes

Lab Liaison
Phoebe Davey
Telecine
Dan Crussel

Voice over Recordist, Lisbon
Pedro Faro

Voice over Recordist, Paris
Philippe Deschamps

Post Production Studio
Ingreme

Head of Post Production
Ricardo Portela

Post Production Manager
Alexandra Duarte

Colorist
Andrea Bertini

Mixer
Carlos Abreu

Special Effects
Gabriel Abrantes

Camera
Planar

Lighting
Screen Miguel Nabinho
Filmed on Kodak Vision III S-16 mm
with the support of Kodak through
Cristina Pereira

Music
Lyric Pieces, Op. 54, IV. Notturno
Grieg
Played by Edward Rosser

Polonaise in A Flat major, B.5
Chopin
Played by Luke Faulkner

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