Palácios de Pena
by Gabriel Abrantes & Daniel Schmidt, 2011
– I hate grandma’s house. I hate Grandma. I hate Portugal. And I hate Ana.
A radically stylized, era and genre scrambling amalgam of coming-of-age melodrama, medieval pageant, and political allegory. Two teenage sisters cope with the death of their grandmother, their long-standing rivalry, and their inheritance of an immense castle with a shadowy Fascist past.
Directing:
Gabriel Abrantes
Daniel Schmidt
Scriptwriting:
Eberhard Schedl
Natxo Checa
Cinematography:
Eberhard Schedl
Natxo Checa
Sound:
Gabriel Abrantes
Daniel Schmidt
Hugo Leitão
Branko Neskov
Editing:
Gabriel Abrantes
Daniel Schmidt
With:
Alcina Abrantes
Andreia Martins
Catarina Gaspar
Mariana
Roberto
Núria Coelho
Gabriel Abrantes
Daniel Schmidt
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Produced by A Mutual Respect Productions
With the support of LightFilm/Nova Imagem
and Kodak
S16mm transferred to HD, 58 min.
Color / 16:9 / 5.1 Dolby Sound
Language: Portuguese
Awards2012 Ann Arbour Film Festival [USA] – Best Narrative Film
2012 25FPS, Zagreb [Czech Republic] – Critics Jury Grand Prize
2012 Chicago Underground Film Festival [USA] – Best Narrative Film
Exhibitions & CollectionsExhibitions
2013 O Mar (The Sea), BES
Arte & Finança, Lisbon [Portugal]
2012 Mostra de Filmes de Gabriel Abrantes, Galeria Zé dos Bois, Lisbon [Portugal]
Screenings2011 Venice Film Festival - Orrizonti Competition [Italy]
2011 Viennale - Vienna International Film Festival [Austria]
2011 BFI London Film Festival - Focus on Gabriel Abrantes [United Kingdom]
2012 BAFICI - Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independente [Argentina]
2012 Museum of Moving Images - First Look [USA]
2012 Jeonju International Film Festival [South Korea]
2012 Ann Arbour Film Festival [USA]
2012 25FPS, Zagreb [Czech Republic]
2012 Chicago Underground Film Festival [USA]
2016 Friends with Benefits - Film Society of Lincoln Center [USA]
2017 Sicilia Queer Filmfest [Italy]
2017 BAFICI - Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independente [Argentina]
Full Cast & CrewCast
Alcina Abrantes
Andreia Martins
Catarina Gaspar
Mariana Roberto
Nuria Coelho
Gabriel Abrantes
Daniel Schmidt
Ana Rita Franco
Bernarda dos Bois
Judite Maria
Teresa Castro
Marta Lopes
Marta Monteiro
Marta Vaz do Carmo
Marta Grilo
Thiago Dantas
Luíz Silva
Viktor Honchar
Yuri Ceban
Feodor Ulinici
Extras
Valeri Ceban
Dima Ceban
Vadim Ceban
Yara Veloso
Sara Sousa
Maria Pinto
Inês Grazina
Isabella Glock
Sara Belinês Marques
Isabel Sarmento
Elsa Compaoré
Lara Veiga
Ana Paganini
Margarida Rebelo Paiva
Dubbing
Alcina Abrantes
Andreia Martins
Catarina Gaspar
Ana Rita Franco
Mariana Roberto
Teresa Castro
Núria Coelho
Marta Lopes
Marta Monteiro
Marta Vaz do Carmo
Marta Grilo
Thiago Dantas
Luíz Silva
Gabriel Abrantes
Daniel Schmidt
Viktor Honchar
Yuri Ceban
Feodor Ulinici
Emília Pereira
Marta Furtado
Isabel Sarmento
Lara Veiga
Sara Sousa
Directing, Scriptwriting
Gabriel Abrantes
Daniel Schmidt
Directors of Photography
Eberhard Schedl
Natxo Checa
Steadycam Operator
Eberhard Schedl
Camera Assistants
Rogério Hortêncio
Nuno Figueiredo
Actors Direction
Flávia Gusmão
Editing
Gabriel Abrantes
Daniel Schmidt
Produced by
A Mutual Respect Productions
Producers
Zé dos Bois
Marta Furtado
Natxo Checa
Gabriel Abrantes
Production Design
Natxo Checa
Production Coordinator
Joana Botelho
Production Assistant
Daniela Ribeiro
Drivers
Yaroslav Chereshnya
Pedro Sachetti
Color Correction
Paulo Inês
Pedro Vilela
Developing, Telecinema and
Image Post-Production Studios
LightFilm/Nova Imagem, Lisbon
Mix
Branko Neskov
Hugo Leitão
Foley Artist
Daniel Gries
Sound Editing
Gabriel Abrantes
Daniel Schmidt
Sound Studio
Loudness Films, Lisbon
Sound Recording Studio
Obviosom, Lisbon