The Portuguese House
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| Spanish | Una quinta portuguesa |
| Directed by | Avelina Prat |
| Written by | Avelina Prat |
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| Cinematography | Santiago Racaj |
| Edited by | Juliana Montañés |
| Music by | Vincent Barrière |
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The Portuguese House (Spanish: Una quinta portuguesa)[1] is a 2025 drama film written and directed by Avelina Prat. It stars Manolo Solo, Maria de Medeiros, and Branka Katić. It is a Spanish and Portuguese co-production.
Plot
Gutted by the disappearance of his Bulgarian wife, Fernando, a disoriented geography university lecturer from Barcelona, acquaints with Spanish gardener Manuel. He ends up in a Portuguese quinta, impersonating the gardener and establishing a friendship with the owner of the estate, the mysterious and warm Amalia.
Cast
- Manolo Solo as Fernando / Manuel[2]
- Maria de Medeiros as Amalia[2]
- Rita Cabaço as Rita[3]
- Branka Katić as Olga[3]
- Xavi Mira as Manuel[4]
Production
The film is a Distinto Films co-production with O Som e a Fúria, Jaibo Films, and Almendros Blancos AIE and it had the participation of RTVE, 3Cat, À Punt, and RTP.[5] It was shot in between Barcelona and Quinta da Aldeia, a quinta in Ponte de Lima.[6]
Release
The film was presented at the 28th Málaga Film Festival on 17 March 2025.[7] It also made it to the international competition strand of the 26th BAFICI.[8] It was released theatrically in Spain on 9 May 2025 by Filmax.[9] By 1 June 2025, it had grossed €530,940 (84,438 admissions) at the Spanish box office.[10] It will also be featured at The 25th European Film Festival held in conjunction with 8th Malaysia International Film Festival in July 2025.[11]
Desforra Apache handled distribution in Portugal.[5]
Reception
Alfonso Rivera of Cineuropa deemed the film to be "a delightful, enigmatic fable that restores our faith in an ill-fated humanity".[4]
Andrea G. Bermejo of Cinemanía rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, considering that the mise-en-scène features "a delightful elegance and attention to detail, displaying a prosaic and at the same time poetic narrative economy".[12]
Raquel Hernández Luján of HobbyConsolas gave the film 67 points ('acceptable'), declaring it "a beautiful and humanistic film that reflects a kindness rarely seen in cinema", yet warning that if you like movies with pace, the film is not for you.[13]
Javier Ocaña of El País described the film as a "mysterious film with deep literary flavour (although it is not based on any novel), without ceasing to be excellent cinema".[14]
See also
References
- ^ "The Portuguese House [Una quinta portuguesa]". Spanish Kaleidoscope. Ministerio de Cultura. 12 February 2025.
- ^ a b Sánchez, Sergi (9 May 2025). "Crítica de "Una quinta portuguesa": hacerse un mapa ★★★★". La Razón.
- ^ a b "Una quinta portuguesa". Filmax. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ a b Rivera, Alfonso (8 May 2025). "Review: The Portuguese House". Cineuropa.
- ^ a b Rivera, Alfonso (12 June 2024). "Avelina Prat has shot her second film, The Portuguese House". Cineuropa.
- ^ Camacho, Noelia (16 April 2024). "La nueva película de la valenciana Avelina Prat: Con María de Medeiros y Manolo Solo". Las Provincias. Grupo Vocento.
- ^ "'Una quinta portuguesa' juega con los fantasmas del pasado en el Festival de Málaga". Europa Press. 17 March 2025.
- ^ "BAFICI 2025: Programación completa + Salas + Venta de entradas". Otroscines. 18 March 2025.
- ^ "Avelina Prat maravilla a crítica y público con 'Una quinta portuguesa', que alcanza el Top 2 de la taquilla española". Audiovisual451. 14 May 2025.
- ^ Rus, Óscar (7 June 2025). "'Una quinta portuguesa', la película española de autora que se cuela cada día entre las diez más vistas en los cines". El Independiente.
- ^ "Film Lineup 2025". MIFFest. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ Bermejo, Andrea G. (8 May 2025). "Crítica de 'Una quinta portuguesa': un guion delicioso, con personajes sugestivos y frases que quedan grabadas". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
- ^ Hernández Luján, Raquel (7 May 2025). "Crítica de Una quinta portuguesa: el reto de encontrarse a uno mismo adoptando otra identidad". HobbyConsolas.
- ^ Ocaña, Javier (9 May 2025). "'Una quinta portuguesa': la belleza de las películas literarias que son excelente cine". El País.