Aux bains de la reine
Switzerland, April 2012
FILM,
Documentary,
37 min.
- directed by
- Maya Kosa, Sergio da Costa
- Written by
- Maya Kosa, Sergio da Costa
- Status
- In distribution
Elsa returns to her homeland, Caldas Da Rainha in Portugal, where the world’s first spa resort was built. She would like to visit her mother there. With this minimal plot as a point of departure, viewers discover the city, its inhabitants and their mysterious activities, as well as fragments of Elsa’s family history. An impressionistic image emerges, times collide, dream and reality are intertwined.
credits
- World Premiere
- April 2012
- Original Version
- French, Portuguese (french subtitles), colour, HD Cam, 37 min.
- Production
- Pó Films
- Producer
- Sergio da Costa, Maya Kosa
- directed by
- Maya Kosa, Sergio da Costa
- Written by
- Maya Kosa, Sergio da Costa
- Cinematography
- Elsa Ventura, Sergio da Costa
- Editing
- Telmo Churro, Sergio da Costa, Maya Kosa
- Sound Editing
- Adrien Kessler, Olga Kokcharova
- Re-Recording Mix
- Adrien Kessler
- Location Sound Mix
- Estefânio Luis
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- Pó Films
Worldwide Distribution
- Switzerland
- Pó Films Distribution
Awards
(a selection)
- Lisbon, doclisboa Festival Internacional de Cinema Documental, Canon Award for Best Portuguese Competition Short Film 2012 (Winner)
- Belo Horizonte, Festival Internacional de Curtas Metragens de Belo Horizonte, Best Short Film of the International Competition 2012 (Winner)
Festivals
(a selection)
-
25e Etats généraux du film documentaire Lussas
18.08.2013 - 24.08.2013 -
27e Entrevues-Festival international du film de Belfort
24.11.2012 - 02.12.2012 -
Lisbon, 10th doclisboa Festival internacional de cinema documental
18.10.2012 - 28.10.2012 -
Belo Horizonte, 14th Belo Horizonte International Short Film
14.09.2012 - 23.09.2012 -
Nyon, 18e Visions du Réel Festival international de cinéma Nyon
20.04.2012 - 27.04.2012