The Gilded Cage (2013)

La cage dorée (original title)

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1h 30min
Comedy, Drama
24 Apr 2013 (France)
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For thirty years now Maria and José Ribeiro have been living on the ground floor of a Haussmannian building in one of the most exclusive districts of Paris. Everybody loves this nice couple of Portuguese immigrants, Mario for being a... See more »

Director:

Ruben Alves

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Stars:

Awards:

8 wins & 8 nominations.
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Cast

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	Rita Blanco	...	Maria Ribeiro
	Joaquim de Almeida	...	José Ribeiro
	Roland Giraud	...	Francis Caillaux
	Chantal Lauby	...	Solange Caillaux
	Barbara Cabrita	...	Paula Ribeiro
	Lannick Gautry	...	Charles Caillaux
	Maria Vieira	...	Rosa
	Jacqueline Corado	...	Lourdes (as Jacqueline Corado Da Silva)
	Jean-Pierre Martins	...	Carlos
	Alex Alves Pereira	...	Pedro Ribeiro
	Sergio Da Silva	...	Manuel
	Nicole Croisille	...	Madame Reichert - la propriétaire
	Bertrand Combe	...	Monsieur Bertrand
	Ludivine de Chastenet	...	Madame Bertrand
	Alexandre Ruscher	...	Malo
	Paul Ruscher	...	Milo
	Alice Isaaz	...	Cassiopée
	Ruben Alves	...	Miguel
	Olivier Rosemberg	...	Guillaume - le facteur
	Yann Roussel	...	Monsieur Zu
	Rosaria Da Silva	...	Rosaria - une concierge
	Manuela Pinheiro	...	Manuela - une concierge
	Manuel Ferreira	...	Le patron du café
	Sissi Duparc	...	La collègue de Paula
	José da Silva	...	Un ouvrier portugais
	Jorge Tomé	...	Un ouvrier portugais
	Cécile Rebboah	...	La clerc d'huissier
	Jean Sabernigg	...	Le coiffeur
	Deivy Fernandes	...	Le cousin boulet
	Patrice Melennec	...	Le premier client
	François Barluet	...	Le deuxième client
	Guillaume Mélanie	...	Le garçon du room-service
	Julia Burgun	...	L'ado fille
	Louis Duneton	...	L'ado garçon
	Jean Franco	...	Le vendeur de la Porsche
	Josiane Lévêque	...	L'inspectrice
	Cécile Cassel	...	Romane
	Catarina Wallenstein	...	La chanteuse fado
	Luis Guerreiro	...	Un musicien fado
	Diogo Clemente	...	Un musicien de fado
	Pauleta	...	Pauleta (as Pedro Miguel Pauleta)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Soraia Chaves	...	L'actrice télé (uncredited)
	Rogério Samora	...	L'acteur télé (uncredited)

Directed by

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Ruben Alves

Written by

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Ruben Alves	...	(original idea) &
Luc-Olivier Veuve	...	(original idea)

Ruben Alves	...	(written by) and
Jean-André Yerlès	...	(written by) &
Hugo Gélin	...	(written by)

Produced by

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Jonathan Blumental	...	associate producer (as Jonathan Blumenthal)
Danièle Delorme	...	producer
Laetitia Galitzine	...	executive producer
Hugo Gélin	...	producer
Marie Jardillier	...	assistant producer
Romain Le Grand	...	co-producer

Cinematography by

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André Szankowski

Editing by

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Nassim Gordji Tehrani

Editorial Department

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Charles Fréville	...	colorist
Ariane Heslot	...	assistant editor
Mathieu Liron	...	digital lab operator
Clemence Samson	...	assistant editor
Guillaume Schmitter	...	assistant colorist: Digimage
Antoine Yar	...	digital lab operator (uncredited)

Casting By

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Pierre-Jacques Bénichou
Julie David
Patrícia Vasconcelos

Production Design by

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Maamar Ech-Cheikh

Art Direction by

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Eric Bourges
Paulo Routier	...	(art direction)

Set Decoration by

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Jimena Esteve
Jérôme Portier

Costume Design by

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Isabelle Mathieu

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(costumes designed by)

Makeup Department

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Diane Duroc	...	key hair stylist
Mário Leal	...	hair stylist
Ana Lorena	...	makeup artist
Valerie Thery-Hamel	...	key makeup artist

Production Management

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Ana Antunes	...	post-production manager
Gaël Deledicq	...	unit production manager (as Gaël Deldick)
Abraham Goldblat	...	post-production supervisor
Catherine Leroux	...	executive in charge of production
Pascal Ralite	...	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Sophie Berger Forestier	...	second assistant director
Matthieu de la Mortière	...	first assistant director
Jo Monteiro	...	co-first assistant director (as Maria José Monteiro) / first assistant director (as Maria José Monteiro)
Amour Rawyler	...	child coach
Mathieu Thirion	...	third assistant director

Art Department

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Pauline Berger	...	props
Verstichel Charlotte	...	assistant art director
Estelle Foucault	...	assistant property master
Antoine Galinié	...	property master
Valentine Gutierrez	...	trainee painter
Bruno Perdrigeat	...	art department clearances
Najib Sobhi	...	painter

Sound Department

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Jérémy Babinet	...	foley editor
Christophe Brajdic	...	sound consultant
Pascal Chauvin	...	foley artist
Vincent Cosson	...	re-recording mixer
Rémi Daru	...	boom operator
Thomas Lascar	...	sound mixer
Pierre Picq	...	adr sound assistant
Caroline Reynaud	...	dialogue editor
Rafael Ridao	...	sound assistant
Olivier Walczak	...	supervising sound editor

Visual Effects by

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Liesbeth Beeckman	...	visual effects coordinator
Laurent Brett	...	digital compositor / main title designer
Alvaro Cajal	...	digital compositor
Maximilien Chevalier	...	digital compositor
Nicolas Corson	...	digital compositor
David Danesi	...	visual effects producer
Cédric de la Forest Divonne	...	visual effects artist
Michel Denis	...	visual effects producer
Tom Doumaux	...	Data wrangler
Thomas Duval	...	visual effects supervisor
Antoine Goethals	...	digital compositor
Ronald Grauer	...	visual effects supervisor
Moise Hammouda	...	lighting artist: Benuts
Hadrien Huvelle	...	devops
Maxime Laurent	...	digital compositor
Romain Moussel	...	data wrangler
Leslie Renaud	...	digital compositor
Frédéric Vanmeerbeeck	...	lead digital compositor
Alexis Vieil	...	visual effects producer
Christophe Laya	...	additional visual effects (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Juliette Castanier	...	additional focus puller: "b" camera
Cendrine Dedise	...	additional focus puller: "b" camera
Aurélien Digard	...	electrician trainee
Robert Dona	...	grip
Rui Edgar	...	grip
Fernando Flores	...	grip: Technocrane operator
Eric Larsen	...	grip
Sébastien Leclercq	...	b camera operator / first assistant camera
Julien Panié	...	still photographer
Virgile Reboul	...	electrician: best boy electric
Paulo Miguel Rosa	...	key grip - Portugal unit
Michel Sabourdy	...	gaffer
Vincent Scotet	...	second assistant camera
André Szankowski	...	camera operator
Fabrice Sébille	...	camera operator
Maryline Touret	...	additional focus puller: "b" camera
Ludovic Verwaerde	...	video assist trainee
Jean-Baptiste Villechaize	...	additional focus puller: "b" camera
Nicolas Voisin	...	video assistant/loader
Michaël Wallet	...	electrician

Casting Department

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Pierre Samolany

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casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Morgane Lambert	...	additional wardrobe
Isabelle Mathieu	...	costume supervisor
Indiana Sylla	...	costumer

Location Management

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Béatrice Humbert

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location scout

Music Department

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Rémi Barbot	...	music mixer
Isabelle Degremont	...	assistant to music supervisor
Raphael Hamburger	...	music supervisor
Isam	...	musician
Rodrigo Leão	...	composer: theme music

Script and Continuity Department

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Lisa-Nina Rives

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script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Jerome Borenstein	...	technical advisor
Christophe Fonseca	...	making-of director
Serge Hayat	...	equity provider
Sandra Karim	...	legal and business affairs
Sérgio Magro	...	production assistant / production runner
Grégoory Malheiro	...	press attaché (as Grégory Malheiro)
Myriam Rak	...	legal clearance supervisor

Production Companies

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Zazi Films
Pathé (co-production)
TF1 Films Production (co-production)
TF1 (co-production)
Canal+ (co-production)
Ciné+ (co-production)
Cinémage 7 (in association with)
Hoche Artois Images (in association with)

Distributors

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A-Z Films (2013) (Canada) (theatrical)
Alternative (2013) (Belgium) (theatrical)
Cineplex (2013) (Colombia) (theatrical)
Mares Filmes (2014) (Brazil) (theatrical)
Palace Films (2013) (Australia) (theatrical)
Palace Films (2013) (New Zealand) (theatrical)
Pathé Distribution (2013) (France) (theatrical)
Pathé Films (2013) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
Pathé International (2013) (World-wide) (theatrical)
Pathé (2013) (France) (theatrical)
Polyfilm Verleih (2013) (Austria) (theatrical)
Prokino Filmverleih (2013) (Germany) (theatrical)
Surtsey Films (2014) (Spain) (theatrical)
Twentieth Century Fox (2013) (Germany) (theatrical)
United King Films (2013) (Israel) (theatrical)
Vertigo Média Kft. (2013) (Hungary) (theatrical)
Encripta (2018) (Brazil) (video) (VOD)
EuroVideo (2014) (Germany) (DVD)
EuroVideo (2014) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
StudioCanal Germany (2021) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
StudioCanal Germany (2021) (Germany) (DVD)
Zon Audiovisuais (2013) (Portugal)

Special Effects

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Benuts (visual effects)
Digital District (Visual Effects)

Other Companies

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Benuts (visual effects)
Chainon Manquant, Le (Footage research & clearance)
Cinésyl (grip and lighting equipment)
EPC Visão (camera equipment provided by)
Studio Line (sound post-production)
Studio Line (sound post-production) (ISDN/ADR)
StudioKgB (sound post-production (premix))
StudioKgB (sound re-recording (premix))
Valente Produções Lda. (extras casting)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	For thirty years now Maria and José Ribeiro have been living on the ground floor of a Haussmannian building in one of the most exclusive districts of Paris. Everybody loves this nice couple of Portuguese immigrants, Mario for being a topnotch caretaker, José, a construction site supervisor by trade, for helping to do all kinds of jobs in the house. So, the day Maria and José announce their wish to return to Portugal, everybody is crushed. No, they just can't let them do a thing like that...! Written by Guy Bellinger Plot Summary Plot Synopsis
Plot Keywords	portugal employer building portuguese soccer-player See All (23) »
Taglines	There's no place like home See more »
Genres	Comedy Drama
Parents Guide	Add content advisory for parents »
Certification	Australia:M Belgium:AL/Tous Colombia:12 France:Tous publics Germany:0 Hungary:12 Mexico:B Portugal:M/12 Spain:A (ICAA) Switzerland:6 United States:G

Additional Details

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Also Known As	The Gilded Cage (Canada, English title) The Guilded Cage (New Zealand, English title) The Gilded Cage (World-wide, English title) The Gilded Cage (United States) The Gilded Cage (United Kingdom) See more »
Runtime	90 min
Official Sites	Pathé Pathé International
Country	France
Language	French Portuguese English
Color	Color
Aspect Ratio	1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Dolby
Filming Locations	Avenue d'Iéna, Paris 16, Paris, France See more »

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Budget

EUR7,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia	Director Ruben Alves's parents are Portuguese immigrants in France, he made this movie to honor them. See more »
Movie Connections	Referenced in Multimedia Update (30/07/2018) - The VHS Range (2018). See more »
Soundtracks	Alma Mater See more »
Crazy Credits	There are several extra short scenes seen during the initial part of the final credits, These scenes show a continuation of the luncheon (mainly). See more »

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