Princesas

Triste, conmovedora, con una excelente historia y mejores actuaciones aún, este es el tipo de films que te hacen pensar que el cine es algo que vale la pena. que sufrimiento el de las pobres chicas de la calle por Dios...... Full review

In Madrid, Cayetana (Candela Peña) is a call girl that lives with her dysfunctional mother, who does not accept the death of her husband three years ago, and send flowers with anonymous cards to herself as if they were sent by... Full review

To my recollection, I have only seen one other movie about the lives of prostitutes. Sure there was Pretty Woman, but that really didn't get into the actual work. This film is different and really does a great job showing the... Full review

This movie has great acting but with a story that is so-so, the acting becomes irrelevant. This movie is about the boring lives of ugly prostitutes in Spain... in Spain...why not France? or Mexico? or Japan? Don't get me wrong i... Full review

I saw this at the Montreal ibero-Spanish film festival (Festivalissimo) and this won the Audience Prize, with reason. This Spanish treat deals with themes of family, love, self-perception, racist, the acceptance of some times harsh reality and the nurturing of dreams.... Full review

It Was A Great Movie. This Movie Showed Real-Life Things That Could Happen To Anyone Who Is Battleing. This Movie Should Be Seen By Everyone one And Should Be Showen To There Children So They Can Understand Life Is Real.... Full review

We can say that Fernando León De Aranoa is a demagogue because he tells the truth and denounces the injustices of our society. We can say that he usually makes up such forced situations, but fiction will never be as rude... Full review

"Princesas" is one of them. After seeing Fernando León de Aranoa's wonderful film "Los Lunes al Sol" (qv), I was hungry for more. I am a great lover of cinema which has either been taken from live theatre or which delve... Full review

I watched this movie in the cinemas in Madrid, and I was pleasantly surprised. Not haven seen or heard anything about the movie, except for the posters, I did not know what to expect. This movie is about the lives of... Full review

Peña as Caye is the soul of this accomplished movie by Aranoa, who is much-decorated in his home country.....Shooting for a realistic prostitution movie is a tough trick for most filmmakers, pardon the phrasing.....is just sad enough to be the perfect dialogue for our autumn backdrop.....Spanish director Fernando Leon de Aranoa achieves his winning tone in "Princesas" by focusing on the sisterhood of working girls in a nondescript neighborhood in Madrid..... ... Full Review

Aranoa's account of Spanish prostitution is almost all surface, concentrating so heavily on the personal and professional ordeals of its characters....rez's subtly modulated, sympathetic performances, gives the proceedings a compassionate warmth..... ... Full Review