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

Production Status

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

Sales Company

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

Auditório Municipal Pr Republica
4480-715 Vila do Conde
Portugal

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

Aurelien Deseez, Rémi Large

The Artists Cinema (UK sales and Fine Arts Institutions)

c/o LUX/ ICO
Matt Carter

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