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  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • The Cinema Guild
  • 1 h 7 m
  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • The Cinema Guild
  • 1 h 7 m

Summary Following the death of his father, Victor returns to Buenos Aires from Mexico and immediately attempts to rekindle his artistic pursuits, and to unconvincingly resist his prior romantic foibles. He initiates a radio play of the Bard's Love's Labour's Lost for his former theatre company, which includes five women: his girlfriend Paula, wh...

Directed By: Matías Piñeiro

Written By: Matías Piñeiro

  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • The Cinema Guild
  • 1 h 7 m
  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • The Cinema Guild
  • 1 h 7 m
The Princess of France
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Summary Following the death of his father, Victor returns to Buenos Aires from Mexico and immediately attempts to rekindle his artistic pursuits, and to unconvincingly resist his prior romantic foibles. He initiates a radio play of the Bard's Love's Labour's Lost for his former theatre company, which includes five women: his girlfriend Paula, wh...

Directed By: Matías Piñeiro

Written By: Matías Piñeiro

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91
Jun 22, 2015
While not aspiring to the heights of the texts underscoring his work, Piñero displays a daring formalism that transcends its many inspirations to find its own unique rhythms.
By Eric Kohn FULL REVIEW
88
Jun 21, 2015
The distinctiveness of Matías Piñeiro's alluring brand of formalism lies in this deference to chance and alchemy.
By Christopher Gray FULL REVIEW
83
Jun 24, 2015
In an era in which the big movies are bigger and more expensive than they’ve ever been, few acts of resistance seem more meaningful than making a small, careful, and personal film that still wants nothing more than to invite the viewer into its private world.
By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky FULL REVIEW
60
Jun 22, 2015
Even the most deliberately airy amusement can use more ingenious structuring and assertive personality than Pineiro is inclined to provide at this (still early) stage in his career.
By Dennis Harvey FULL REVIEW
50
Jun 25, 2015
The Princess of France has an appealing lightness and modesty, but it also feels flimsy and thin, like clever scribblings in the margins of a book, fleeting insights in search of form and energy.
By A.O. Scott FULL REVIEW
40
Jun 25, 2015
The Princess Of France ambles from one low-key encounter to another, rarely engaging directly with the Bard, and never elevating its heart rate beyond the resting level.
By Mike D'Angelo FULL REVIEW

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Production Company HD Argentina, Trapecio Cine, Universidad del Cine
Release Date Jun 26, 2015
Duration 1 h 7 m
Rating Not Rated
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Awards

Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Locarno International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Chicago International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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