L'arc-en-ciel is a Portuguese

Portugal

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 short film directed by David Bonneville

David Bonneville

David Bonneville is a Portuguese film director, screenwriter and producer.He currently lives in London where he worked for the BBC.- Biography :...

. It is a co-production by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation

Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation

The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation is a Portuguese private foundation of public utility whose statutory aims are in the fields of arts, charity, education, and science...

 / David & Golias / RTP2. It is 20 minutes long.

The film tells us the story of Quitterie, a 40-year-old European woman, who relives the great love for her deceased 18-year-old Japanese partner by engaging young male strangers into sordid sexual adventures.

Cast

• Sofia Ferrão
• Carloto Cotta
  Carloto Cotta
  Carloto Cotta is a Portuguese actor. He studied at the Cascais Professional Theatre School, Lisbon.Cotta has credits in series and telenovelas for the private and public Portuguese TV channels. He has played for theatre and performed for film...
  
  
• Nuno Casanovas
• Rafael Morais
  Rafael Morais
  Rafael Morais is a Portuguese actor.Morais began acting at the age of 14, he studied at the Professional Theatre School of Cascais, Lisbon....
  
  
• Jaime Freitas
• Takuya Oshima
• Ana Moreira
  Ana Moreira
  Ana Moreira is a Portuguese actress. She has appeared in over 20 films since 1997. She starred in The Mutants, which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.-Selected filmography:...
  
  

Awards

• Sofia Ferrão won the Best Actress award at the Portuguese Language International Film Festival MOSTRALÍNGUA 09.
• Festival der Nationes, Austria (Honourable Mention)
• Portobello London Film Festival (Nomination)
• Fantasporto International Film Festival (Panorama)

External links

• L'Arc-en-Ciel at the Berlinale Talent Campus profile