A BRIEF HISTORY OF PRINCESS X

A Brief History of Princess X

Portugal. 2016. Color. 7 min. Ficción. .
  • Film Director: Gabriel Abrantes.

A supercharged history of sculptor Constantin Brancusi's infamous 'Princess X', a futuristic bronze phallus that is actually a bust portrait of Napoleon's equally infamous great grand niece, Marie Bonaparte.


Gabriel Abrantes

Gabriel Abrantes (1984, USA) is an artist and filmmaker. His work has been shown in exhibitions at the MIT List Center for the Visual Arts, the Palais de Tokyo, the Centre Pompidou, the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, the Centre d’Art Contemporain, Geneva and Museu Serralves. His films have screened in competition at festivals such as La Biennale di Venezia, the Berlinale, Locarno International Film Festival, and IndieLisboa. He was been awarded prizes at the Berlinale, Locarno International Film Festival, among others.

"The Hunchback" (2016) / "Freud und Friends" (2015) / "Liberdade" (2011) / "Arabic Hare" (2008) / "Visionary Irag" (2008) / "Olympia I/II" (2006)