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80
The final result becomes a search not for a knight in shining armor, but one of acceptance for one's own identity.
80
A thoughtful, restrained, refreshingly nonjudgmental melodrama that reflects on interesting questions regarding sexuality, identity and self-acceptance.
75
An engaging and powerful portrayal of puberty gone awry.
75
A sympathetic look at what it's like to be a Brazilian transsexual prostitute working in Milan.
70
It's odd for a film to be both dramatically conventional yet emotionally bizarre at the same time, as this one is.
70
The well-made Princesa is daring, for it ends on an upbeat note in circumstances that are traditionally treated otherwise.
70
It could easily have become either prurient or moralistic, but Mr. Goldman's stance is that of a sympathetic observer, and his style combines ground-level realism with a touch of Almodóvarian extravagance.
63
Features abundant sex and nudity, yet it manages to tell its story (based on a real character) with great sensitivity.
60
Unsettling in spots, Princesa ultimately glosses over the futility of Fernanda's plight, her misery rapidly erased.
60
This raw and raunchy drama from director Henrique Goldman offers what few feature films have ever bothered to attempt: a realistic, wholly sympathetic look at the lives of transgendered prostitutes.
