Palace (1995)

The three sons of a hotel owner want to bring their Palace-Hotel back to the glamour of former times. But an official in charge of health in the department of hostelery wants to close the ... See full summary »

Directors:

Joan Gràcia (as Tricicle), Paco Mir (as Tricicle)

Writers:

Joan Gràcia (as Tricicle), Paco Mir (as Tricicle)

Stars:

Carles Sans, Joan Gràcia, Paco Mir

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Carles Sans	...	Esteban Rius / Carlos Puig (as Carlos Sans)
Joan Gràcia	...	Óscar Rius / Jeque (as Joan Gracia)
Paco Mir	...	Modesto Rius / Inspector
Jean Rochefort	...	Thomas Fausto
Lydia Bosch	...	Helena Higgins (as Lidia Bosch)
Beatriz Rico	...	Milou
Mònica Van Campen	...	Amanda (as Mónica van Campen)
Julia Trujillo	...	Juliette
Nathalie Seseña	...	Sra. Cugat
Alberto Fernández	...	Augusto Rius
Luís Zagalo	...	Elmer
Alexandra Rosa	...	Rosalinda
Jorge Merino	...	Obelix
Alejandro Arteaga	...	Novio de Amanda
Montse Guallar	...	Ejecutiva ejecutora

Storyline

The three sons of a hotel owner want to bring their Palace-Hotel back to the glamour of former times. But an official in charge of health in the department of hostelery wants to close the hotel down. This film is without words as it is usual for Tricicle, a Spanish group of comediants.

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Plot Keywords:

hotel | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Did You Know?

Soundtracks

Palace
Written by Josep Maria Bardagí
Performed by La Vella Dixieland

User Reviews

Superbly thought of and well executed

This is a slapstick comedy with very little of oral communication. Although actors being mute all the time, they deliver a top-notch performance to a equally top-notch thought of scenes. The story is a predictable one, but the film is like a well-laid plan which is executed to an almost perfection level of slapstick.

There is very little of "hitting" part which I have usually seen in slapsticks. The film relies more heavily on small plots that run amok in the Hotel and are very well kept connected through use of good timings and of course gem of an actors. The entire movie is well-paced and does not bore even at a single point of time. Times when we presume that things would happen predictably, it marvelously maneuvers things around and end up being more comical and innovative.

I would recommend this movie to everyone, although it would require parental guidance as the second part of the movie contains some scenes that are sexual gags, but without nudity.

Details

Country:

Spain France

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

12 January 1996 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Curia, Anadia, Aveiro, Portugal

Company Credits

Production Co:

Canal+ España, Era Films, Eurimages

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1