''The Gilded Cage'' (;
Portuguese: ''A Gaiola Dourada'') is a Franco-Portuguese comedy film released in 2013. The film was Ruben Alves' directorial debut and it was inspired by his parents' life.
The film was released April 24 in France and was released on August 1 in Portugal, after a successful preview showing at the Azores Festival.
It won the
People's Choice Award
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at the
26th European Film Awards
The 26th European Film Awards were presented on 7 December 2013 in Berlin, Germany. The winners were selected by over 2,500 members of the European Film Academy. On 28 October 2013, a special seven-member jury convened in Berlin and, based on th ...
. It was the film with the most admissions at the Portuguese box office in 2013, with 755 000 and it is the 7th film with most admissions and the 3rd highest-grossing in Portugal since 2004.
The film won the
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Audience Award at the 2014 edition of the
Cinéfranco film festival.
Cast
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Rita Blanco as Maria Ribeiro
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Joaquim de Almeida
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as José Ribeiro
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Roland Giraud as Francis Cailaux
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Chantal Lauby
Chantal Lauby (born 23 March 1948) is a French actress, film director, screenwriter, humorist, comedian and television host. She is a member and founder of the group of comedians '' Les Nuls'' alongside Bruno Carette, Alain Chabat and Dominiqu ...
as Solange Cailaux
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Barbara Cabrita
Barbara Cabrita (born 9 May 1982) is a French-Portuguese actress, born in Trappes in the department of Yvelines.
Early life
Cabrita was born to Portuguese immigrant parents. She began as a model at 16 years old. At 20 years old she plays in t ...
as Paula Ribeiro
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Lannick Gautry as Charles Cailaux
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Maria Vieira as Rosa
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Jacqueline Corado as Lourdes
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Jean-Pierre Martins
Jean-Pierre Martins (born 29 October 1971) is a French actor and musician. He is known for playing the French boxer Marcel Cerdan in ''La Vie en rose'' (2007).
Life and career
In 2007, he played the French boxer Marcel Cerdan on Édith Piaf's bi ...
as Carlos
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Alex Alves Pereira as Pedro Ribeiro
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Catarina Wallenstein as Fadosinger
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Alice Isaaz as Cassiopée
References
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2013 films
2013 comedy films
European Film Awards winners (films)
2010s French-language films
2010s Portuguese-language films
French comedy films
Portuguese comedy films
French multilingual films
Portuguese multilingual films
2010s French films
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