''L'arc-en-ciel'' is a short feature film directed by

David Bonneville David Bonneville (Porto, 1978) is a Portuguese film director and screenwriter of French and English descent. Education and background Bonneville received the University of Westminster academic Excellence scholarship for his MA in Screenwriting & ...

. It is a co-production by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation / David & Golias /

RTP2 RTP2 (''RTP dois'') is a Portuguese free-to-air television channel owned and operated by state-owned public broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP). It is the company's second television channel, and is known for broadcasting cultural, ...

. The film tells us the story of Quitterie, a 40-year-old European woman, who relives the great love for her deceased 18-year-old Japanese partner by engaging young male strangers into sordid sexual adventures.

Cast

*Sofia Ferrão * Carloto Cotta *Nuno Casanovas * Rafael Morais *Jaime Freitas *Takuya Oshima *

Ana Moreira Ana Moreira (born 13 February 1980) is a Portuguese actress. She has appeared in more than 20 films since 1997. She starred in ''The Mutants'', which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. Selected filmog ...

Festival highlights

* Best Actress award at the International Portuguese Language Film Festival MOSTRALÍNGUA (Winner) * Honourable Mention at the Austrian Film Festival of Nations (Winner) * Portobello London Film Festival (Nomination) * Milan ICF International Film Festival (Nomination) * Fantasporto International Film Festival (Panorama) * Bilbao International Film Festival Zinegoak (Nomination) * Hong Kong Indpanda International Film Festival (Nomination)

External links

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L'Arc-en-Ciel at the Berlinale Talents profile
2009 films 2009 short films Portuguese short films 2000s Portuguese-language films {{Portugal-film-stub