Germany / Feb 10, 2014 / Berlin International Film Festival
24min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
In this short comedy, Luis Vaz de Camoes, the greatest Portuguese renaissance poet, struggles creatively while engaging in a hedonistic, coprophagic, and drug addled lifestyle. The film follows the poet, and his lover Dinamene, as he writes his masterpiece, the epic poem "Os Lusiadas." He travels from the cacophony of the Indic jungles, surrounded by allegorical elephants and rhyming macaques, to the frontier of Heaven and Hell, where he is confronted by his fantasy: fame and immortality.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Édith Scob | L'Ambassadrice de France en Afghanistan |
| Andreia Cabral | |
| Joana Pais de Brito | Nymph III |
Genres
Comedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Taprobana |
| Original language | Português (PT) |
| Spoken languages | Français, Português, Español |
| Production countries | Denmark, Portugal, Sri Lanka |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | DOX:LAB, A Mutual Respect Productions |
| Official site | gabrielabrantes.com |
| Release date | 11 giugno 2014 |
| Executive producer | Gabriel Abrantes, Natxo Checa |
| Production | Natxo Checa, Gabriel Abrantes, Marta Furtado, Vimukthi Jayasundara, Joana Botelho |
| Writer | David Lasantha, Gabriel Abrantes, Vimukthi Jayasundara |
| Editing | Gabriel Abrantes |
| Cinematography | Lakruan Withanage, Natxo Checa, Gabriel Abrantes |
| Assistant directors | Gabriel Abrantes |
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| Camera operators | Lakruan Withanage, Natxo Checa, Gabriel Abrantes |
| Additional photography | Lakruan Withanage, Natxo Checa, Gabriel Abrantes |
| Music | Gabriel Abrantes, Hugo Leitão, Daniel Gries |
| Sound | Gabriel Abrantes, Hugo Leitão, Daniel Gries |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
France / Jun 11, 2014
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