Aux bains de la reine

Switzerland, April 2012
FILM, Documentary, 37 min.

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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
Release date: tba

Awards

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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)

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