Princess (2014 film)

Princess
Princess
	Film poster
Directed by	Tali Shalom Ezer
Written by	Tali Shalom Ezer
Produced by	Leon Edery; Moshe Edery; Elad Gavish;
Starring	Shira Haas; Ori Pfeffer; Keren Mor; Adar Zohar-Hanetz;
Cinematography	Radek Ladczuk
Edited by	Neta Dvorkis
Music by	Ishai Adar
Production; companies	Maker Films; United King Films;
Release dates	July 14, 2014 (Jerusalem Film Festival); January 23, 2015 (Sundance);
Running time	92 minutes
Country	Israel
Language	Hebrew

Princess is a 2014 Israeli drama film directed and written by Tali Shalom Ezer. It is Ezer's first feature film. Shira Haas stars as Adar, a 12-year-old girl whose close relationship with her mother's boyfriend becomes sexually abusive. Princess premiered at the 2014 Jerusalem Film Festival.^[1]

Production

Films that inspired Ezer in the making of the film include Cría Cuervos and Persona.^[2] Zohar-Hanetz had never acted prior to his role in the film, which he took after Tali Shalom-Ezer passed him in the street and insisted he take it.^[3] The film received funding from the Rabinovich Foundation in Israel.^[4]

Reception

"Artful cinematography and subtle and sensitive performances from the cast [...] help make the case for this emotionally complex drama as one of the best films of the festival", said Salt Lake Magazine in a review of the film following its Sundance premiere.^[5]

Accolades

The film shared the Haggiag Award for Best Israeli Feature at the 2014 Jerusalem Film Festival. Haas won Best Israeli Actress at the festival for her role in the film.^[6]

Cast

Shira Haas as Adar
Keren Mor as Alma
Ori Pfeffer as Michael
Adar Zohar Hanetz as Alan

References

^ Kamin, Debra. "'Princess' takes a bow at Sundance". The Times of Israel. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
^ Logan, Elizabeth. "Meet the 2015 Sundance Filmmakers #27: 'Princess' Is A Sexual, Fantastical Coming-Of-Age Tale". Indiewire. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
^ Hunter, Rob. "Sundance 2015: Princess Reveals the Most Terrible Thing Through a Most Beautiful Lens". FSR. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
^ Cooper, Sarah. "Tali Shalom-Ezer, Princess". Screen Daily. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
^ Mejia, Michael. "Sundance Review: Princess". Saltlake. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
^ Brown, Hannah (July 21, 2014). "Scenes from the Jerusalem Film Festival". Retrieved 4 February 2015.

External links

Princess at IMDb

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[1] Kamin, Debra. "'Princess' takes a bow at Sundance". The Times of Israel. Retrieved February 4, 2015.

[2] Logan, Elizabeth. "Meet the 2015 Sundance Filmmakers #27: 'Princess' Is A Sexual, Fantastical Coming-Of-Age Tale". Indiewire. Retrieved March 2, 2015.

[3] Hunter, Rob. "Sundance 2015: Princess Reveals the Most Terrible Thing Through a Most Beautiful Lens". FSR. Retrieved February 4, 2015.

[4] Cooper, Sarah. "Tali Shalom-Ezer, Princess". Screen Daily. Retrieved March 2, 2015.

[5] Mejia, Michael. "Sundance Review: Princess". Saltlake. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.

[6] Brown, Hannah (July 21, 2014). "Scenes from the Jerusalem Film Festival". Retrieved 4 February 2015.

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