Taprobana (2014)
Taprobana (2014)
In this short comedy, Luis Vaz de Camoes, the greatest Portuguese renaissance poet, struggles creatively while engaging in a hedonistic, coprophagic, and drug addled lifestyle. The film follows the poet, and his lover Dinamene, as he writes his masterpiece, the epic poem "Os Lusiadas." He travels from the cacophony of the Indic jungles, surrounded by allegorical elephants and rhyming macaques, to the frontier of Heaven and Hell, where he is confronted by his fantasy: fame and immortality.

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Cast

Natxo Checa Natxo Checa As: Luís Vaz de Camões
Jani Zhao Jani Zhao As: Dinamene
Gabriel Abrantes Gabriel Abrantes As: Portuguese Authority
David Lasantha David Lasantha As: Opium Dealer
Jõao Pedro Vale Jõao Pedro Vale As: King Philipp II
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Storyline

In this short comedy, Luis Vaz de Camoes, the greatest Portuguese renaissance poet, struggles creatively while engaging in a hedonistic, coprophagic, and drug addled lifestyle. The film follows the poet, and his lover Dinamene, as he writes his masterpiece, the epic poem "Os Lusiadas." He travels from the cacophony of the Indic jungles, surrounded by allegorical elephants and rhyming macaques, to the frontier of Heaven and Hell, where he is confronted by his fantasy: fame and immortality.


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Details

Genres: Comedy

Language: Français, Português, Español

Release Date: 11 June 2014

Country: DK, PT, LK

Runtime: 24m

Company Credits

Company: DOX:LAB, A Mutual Respect Productions

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Cast

Natxo Checa

Natxo Checa

Luís Vaz de Camões

Jani Zhao

Jani Zhao

Dinamene

Gabriel Abrantes

Gabriel Abrantes

Portuguese Authority

David Lasantha

David Lasantha

Opium Dealer

Jõao Pedro Vale

Jõao Pedro Vale

King Philipp II

Alexandre Melo

Alexandre Melo

Petrarch

Gonçalo Pena

Gonçalo Pena

Homer

Édith Scob

Édith Scob

L'Ambassadrice de France en Afghanistan

Andreia Cabral

Andreia Cabral

Joana Pais de Brito

Joana Pais de Brito

Nymph III

Directed By

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Gabriel Abrantes

Gabriel Abrantes

Producer

Gabriel Abrantes

Gabriel Abrantes

Executive Producer

Natxo Checa

Natxo Checa

Producer

Natxo Checa

Natxo Checa

Executive Producer

Vimukthi Jayasundara

Vimukthi Jayasundara

Producer

Marta Furtado

Marta Furtado

Producer

Joana Botelho

Joana Botelho

Line Producer

Jani Zhao

Jani Zhao

Production Assistant

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Hugo Leitão

Hugo Leitão

Sound Mixer

Hugo Leitão

Hugo Leitão

Sound Editor

Gabriel Abrantes

Gabriel Abrantes

Sound Editor

Daniel Gries

Daniel Gries

Foley Artist

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Gabriel Abrantes

Gabriel Abrantes

Director of Photography

Lakruan Withanage

Lakruan Withanage

Director of Photography

Natxo Checa

Natxo Checa

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Not currently known.

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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