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Palaces of Pity
Palaces of Pity
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PALACES OF PITY

Palácios de Pena

Directed by Gabriel Abrantes, Daniel Schmidt
Portugal, 2011
Avant-Garde, Drama

Synopsis

In this parable on guilt and oppression, which alludes to aspects of Portuguese colonial history, two cousins are potential heirs to their grandmother’s fortune. A new generation may be oblivious to the past, but inherits it nonetheless.

Synopsis

In this parable on guilt and oppression, which alludes to aspects of Portuguese colonial history, two cousins are potential heirs to their grandmother’s fortune. A new generation may be oblivious to the past, but inherits it nonetheless.