Princess (2014 film)

{{Short description|2014 Israeli drama film}} {{italic title}} {{Infobox film |name = Princess |image = Princess (2014 film).png |caption = Film poster |alt = |director = Tali Shalom Ezer |producer = {{Unbulleted list|Leon Edery|Moshe Edery|Elad Gavish}} |writer = Tali Shalom Ezer |starring = {{Unbulleted list|Shira Haas|Ori Pfeffer|Keren Mor|Adar Zohar-Hanetz}} |music = Ishai Adar |cinematography = Radek Ladczuk |editing = Neta Dvorkis |studio = {{Unbulleted list|Maker Films|United King Films}} |distributor = |released = {{Film date|2014|7|14|Jerusalem Film Festival|2015|1|23|Sundance}} |runtime = 92 minutes |country = Israel |language = Hebrew |budget = |gross = }} '''''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.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kamin|first1=Debra|title='Princess' takes a bow at Sundance|url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/princess-takes-a-bow-at-sundance/|website=The Times of Israel|accessdate=February 4, 2015}}</ref>

==Production== Films that inspired Ezer in the making of the film include ''Cría Cuervos'' and ''Persona''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Logan|first1=Elizabeth|title=Meet the 2015 Sundance Filmmakers #27: 'Princess' Is A Sexual, Fantastical Coming-Of-Age Tale|url=http://www.indiewire.com/article/meet-the-2015-sundance-filmmakers-27-princess-is-a-sexual-fantastical-coming-of-age-tale-20150124|website=Indiewire|accessdate=March 2, 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hunter|first1=Rob|title=Sundance 2015: Princess Reveals the Most Terrible Thing Through a Most Beautiful Lens|url=http://filmschoolrejects.com/reviews/sundance-2015-princess.php|website=FSR|accessdate=February 4, 2015}}</ref> The film received funding from the Rabinovich Foundation in Israel.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Cooper|first1=Sarah|title=Tali Shalom-Ezer, Princess|url=http://www.screendaily.com/features/interviews/tali-shalom-ezer-princess/5075277.article|website=Screen Daily|accessdate=March 2, 2015}}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Mejia|first1=Michael|title=Sundance Review: Princess|url=http://saltlakemagazine.com/blog/2015/01/25/sundance-review-princess/|website=Saltlake|accessdate=4 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204055917/http://saltlakemagazine.com/blog/2015/01/25/sundance-review-princess/|archive-date=4 February 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Brown|first1=Hannah|title=Scenes from the Jerusalem Film Festival|url=https://www.jpost.com/Arts-and-Culture/Arts/Scenes-from-the-Jerusalem-Film-Festival-368369|accessdate=4 February 2015|date=July 21, 2014}}</ref>

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

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{IMDb title|1603900|Princess}}

Category:2014 drama films Category:2014 films Category:Israeli drama films Category:Israeli independent films Category:2014 Hebrew-language films Category:2014 Israeli films Category:Films about child abuse Category:Films about rape Category:2014 independent films