Project Detail

A Brief History of Princess X

Synopsis

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.
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2016 - Short Cuts

Details

Year: 2016
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 7 mins
Director: Gabriel Abrantes
Producer: Justin Taurand, Gabriel Abrantes
Co-Producer: LUX/ ICO
Editor: Margarida Lucas
Screenwriter: Gabriel Abrantes
Director of Photography: Jorge Quintela
Principal cast: Joana Barrios, Francisco Cipriano

Genre

Experimental

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

France, Portugal, UK coproduction

Herma Films (PT), Les Films du Bélier (FR), The Artists Cinema (UK)

The Artists Cinema

c/o LUX/ ICO
Matt Carter
Waterlow Park Centre
Dartmouth Park Hill
London
N19 5JF

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Sales Company

AGENCIA - Portuguese Short Film Agency (World sales excluding France, Switzerland, Belgium, UK)

Auditório Municipal Pr Republica
4480-715 Vila do Conde
Portugal

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Les Films du Belier (France, Switzerland, Belgium sales)

Aurelien Deseez, Rémi Large

aurelien@lesfilmsdubelier.fr remi@lesfilmsdubelier.fr

The Artists Cinema (UK sales and Fine Arts Institutions)

c/o LUX/ ICO
Matt Carter

matt@lux.org.uk

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