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Princesas (2006)
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Reviews Counted:31
Fresh:23
Rotten:8
Average Rating:6.5/10
Theatrical Release:Aug 23, 2006 Limited
Synopsis: Princesas is a film that will truly detach itself from your expectations. Caye comes from a middle-class family unaware of her life as a prostitute. She and the other "Spanish" whores hang out in a... [More]
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Reviews for Princesas
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With not a pimp in sight, no mention of people-trafficking, and a single token drug-addict, this Spanish prostitution drama is serenely old-fashioned. Full Review |
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The film has inspirational messages about the rewards of multicultural integration, but its tacit approval of prostitution as a rewarding career choice seems a bit peculiar. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Princesas is heartwarming and sporadically surprising, bolstered by beautifully measured performances. Full Review |
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Compelling, frequently funny and, commendably, resists wrapping things up sentimentally. Nice Manu Chao soundtrack, too. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Impressively directed, emotionally engaging drama with terrific performances from Candela Pena and newcomer Micaela Nevárez. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Despite the difficult subject matter, there is colour and energy to the storytelling that betrays a diehard optimism and is vaguely reminiscent of Pedro Almodovar's films. Aranoa keeps a loose, fluid feel to the action and ups the tempo with music. Full Review |
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Slow moving but generally interesting... Full Review |
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One of the very best films ever made about that most enduring of professions, prostitution. Full Review |
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4/4 |
The most engaging presentation from the perspective of an exploited, female underclass since the equally-evocative Maria, Full of Grace. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Una película entrañable y conmovedora sobre la amistad y la solidaridad entre dos mujeres, con dos estupendas actrices. Full Review |
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Aranoa sketches a melancholy based on accurate human observation. Full Review |
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While Princesas offers sensitive and beautifully wrought performances by its two leads (Candela Pena and Micaela Nevarez, who each won Goya Awards), the film offers little new in way of substance or theme. Full Review |
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Writer-director Fernando León de Aranoa embraces a pair of Madrid streetwalkers with such affection and compassion that their story, even though prostitutes are a staple of the movies, actually seems fresh and distinctive. Full Review |
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2/4 |
Princesas rehearses 'hooker with a heart of gold' tropes and indulges Almodóvarian clichés of Spanish spunk and solidarity. Full Review |
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Aranoa's film is a small miracle of controlled empathy. Full Review |
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Fernando Leon de Aranoa confirms his Loach-like ability to convert marginalized subjects into socially committed cinema. Full Review |
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