The Palace

Feature Film | 2022-2023 | Comedy, Drama | France, Italy, Poland, Switzerland

Main data

Director	Roman Polański
Written by	Jerzy Skolimowski, Ewa Piaskowska, Roman Polański
Production	Eliseo Entertainment [it], Agent Double [be], Atlas Sztuki [pl], Benitex Beata Radkiewicz [pl], CAB Productions [ch], Direct4Energy [pl], Lucky Bob [pl], Moderator Inwestycje [pl], Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej [pl], RAI Cinema [it], RP Productions, Roman Polanski [fr]
Distributor	01 Distribution [it], Next Film [pl], Swashbuckler Films [fr], Weltkino Filmverleih GmbH [de]

Shooting data

Start of shooting	14/03/2022
End of shooting	27/05/2022
Locations	Hotel Palace in Gstaad

Project data

Budget	€ 17.590.862,80
Film financing	Direzione Generale Cinema e Audiovisivo (Ministero della Cultura) [it] - tax incentive: 1.932.094,67 EUR Direzione Generale Cinema e Audiovisivo (Ministero della Cultura) [it] - project film funding: 900.000,00 EUR Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung [de] - distribution funding (theatrical): 60.000 EUR (11/2023) Polish Film Institute [pl] - production funding: 3 000 000 PLN (05/2022)
Length of movie	1h 40min

Cast

Trailers/Videos

Youtube (Italian)
Youtube (Polish)
German Trailer
Youtube (German)

Stills

Posters

Brief synopsis

It is 31 December 1999 - New Year's Eve of the new millennium. At the Palace Hotel, a sumptuous castle in the Swiss Alps, rich, spoilt guests converge, greeted by a host of waiters, porters, cooks and receptionists. The stories of the individual characters give life to an absurd, black, provocative comedy. (Source: Translated from the Italian official synopsis via Deepl)

Cast

Actor	Role name	Voice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Oliver Masucci	Hansueli [L]
Fanny Ardant	Constance Rose Marie de La Valle [L]
John Cleese	Arthur William Dallas III [L]
Bronwyn James	n.a. [L]
Joaquim de Almeida	Dr Lima [L]
Mickey Rourke	Bill Crush [L]
Luca Barbareschi	Bongo Mr Minetti [L]
Fortunato Cerlino	Tonino [SR]
Milan Peschel	Caspar Tell [SR]
Irina Kastrinidis	Dubravka [SR]
Vincent Leittersdorf	Technical Worker [SR]
Matthew T. Reynolds	Simon Faraday [SR]
Teco Celio	Othmar [SR]
Wilfried Hochholdinger	Oscar [SR]
Michelle Shapa	Zoria [SR]
Suzanna Borges	Mrs Lima [SR]
Alexander Petrov	Anton [SR]
Danylo Kotov	Vitia [SR]
Anton Pampushnyy	Pieta [SR]
Ilia Volok	Ambassador [SR]
Marina Strakhova	Natasha [SR]
Ema Kovac	Katia [SR]
Stefania Seimur	Tatiana [SR]
Olga Kent	Vera [SR]
Massiga Diawara	Boxer [SR]
Naike Anna Silipo	Olivia [SR]
Morgane Polanski	n.a. [SR]	Magdalena Höfner
Sina Christen	Precy [SR]
Naike Anna Silipo	Olivia [SR]
Danny Exnar	Vaclav [SR]
Davide Gagliardi	Luigi [SR]
Felix Mayr	Plumber [BP]
Beatrice Frey	Mrs Frautuschi [BP]
Nicolò Senni	Hotel maitre [BP]
Mokhtar Bouzana	Master Ravi [BP]
Philip Hauser	Receptionist [BP]
Sergei Grab	Russian Bodyguard 1 [BP]
Ingo Raudkivi	Russian Bodyguard 2 [BP]
Mike Rey	Russian Bodyguard 3 [BP]
Dean Colin Mackay	Dorian [BP]
Sydne Rome	Mrs Robinson [BP]
Januaria Piromallo	Alice [BP]
Amélie Hug	Amelie

Crew

Activity	Name	Comment
1st AD	Hubert Engammare
2nd AD	Alice Di Giacomo
Postproduction producer	Irma Misantoni
Vfx supervisor	Wojtek Kuszewski di-factor [pl]	di-factor [pl]
Vfx supervisor	Monica Galantucci M74 [it]	M74 [it]
Vfx supervisor	Jérémie Leroux Benuts	Benuts
Director of photography	Paweł Edelman
1st assistant camera	Thibaud Roussel France VFX unit	France VFX unit
DIT digital imaging technician	Krzysztof Zawieja
Assistant to video playback operator	Jan Schär
Casting director	Marysol Fernandez
Casting director	Corinna Glaus
Casting director	Teresa Razzauti
Casting associate	Elizaveta Shmakova Russia	Russia
Casting associate	Valentina Flint
Costume designer	Carlo Poggioli
Director	Roman Polański
Editor	Hervé de Luze
Assistant editor	Sacha Kouprianoff
Makeup designer	Desiree Corridoni
Makeup designer	Diego Prestopino
Composer	Alexandre Desplat
Producer	Wojciech Gostomczyk
Producer	Luca Barbareschi
Executive producer	Dietmar Güntsche
Executive producer	Claudio Gaeta
Executive producer	Janusz Hetman
Executive producer	Giulio Cestari
Executive producer	Michael Kölmel
Executive producer	Jerzy Skolimowski
Associate producer	Carla Milesi Di Grésy
Creative producer	Andrea Italia
Art director	Pasquale Ricciardi
Art director	Tonino Zera
Line producer	Matteo Leurini
Production manager	Sarah Bossard
Production manager	Arianna Trono
Production manager	Laurent Rizzon
Personal driver	Michèl Kaffka
Personal driver	Alex Roth Prod. RAI Suisse/Italy	Prod. RAI Suisse/Italy
Screenwriter	Ewa Piaskowska
Screenwriter	Jerzy Skolimowski
Screenwriter	Roman Polański
Production sound mixer	Lucien Balibar
Special effects supervisor	Antonio Corridori
Marketing, public relations	Cristiana Trotta 01 Distribution	01 Distribution
Marketing, public relations	M. Letizia Maffei Press office - Eliseo Entertainment	Press office - Eliseo Entertainment
Marketing, public relations	Rebecca Roviglioni 01 Distribution	01 Distribution
Marketing, public relations	Paola Papi Press office	Press office
Marketing, public relations	Stefania Lategana 01 Distribution	01 Distribution
Marketing, public relations	Annalisa Paolicchi 01 Distribution	01 Distribution

Production companies

Company	Comment
Agent Double [be] in collaboration	in collaboration
Atlas Sztuki [pl] in collaboration	in collaboration
Benitex Beata Radkiewicz [pl] in collaboration	in collaboration
CAB Productions [ch]
Direct4Energy [pl] in collaboration	in collaboration
Eliseo Entertainment [it]
Lucky Bob [pl]
Moderator Inwestycje [pl] in collaboration	in collaboration
Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej [pl] in collaboration	in collaboration
RAI Cinema [it]
RP Productions, Roman Polanski [fr]

Distribution / Sales companies

Company	Comment
01 Distribution [it]
Next Film [pl] Poland	Poland
Swashbuckler Films [fr] France (theatrical)	France (theatrical)
Weltkino Filmverleih GmbH [de] Germany (theatrical)	Germany (theatrical)

Facilities

Department	Company	Comment
Production Services	Ö wie Knödel / Goldene Rose GmbH
Image (VFX)	Benuts [be]
Image (VFX)	DI Factory [pl]
Image (VFX)	M74 Srl [it]

Awards

Award winner	Year	Award	Category
Paweł Edelman	2024	Polish Film Award - Eagle [pl] Best Cinematography	Best Cinematography	Nominated

Festivals

Year	Country	Festival	Comment
2023	Italy	Venice Int. Film Festival (Mostra) Out of Competition	Out of Competition

Cinema releases and premieres

Type	Country	Date	Comment
Theatre release	France	Wednesday, 15/05/2024
Theatre release	Germany	Thursday, 18/01/2024
Theatre release	Poland	Friday, 03/11/2023
Theatre release	Italy	Thursday, 28/09/2023
Premiere		Saturday, 02/09/2023	Venice International Film Festival [it]

Links

Articles / Reports
[pl]	http://sporwkinie.blogspot.com/2022/04/roman-polanski-kompletuje-obsade-palace.html
[pl]	https://kultura.onet.pl/film/wiadomosci/roman-polanski-francja-nie-dofinansowala-nowego-filmu-rezysera-the-palace/x11mz0e

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The Palace

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Brief synopsis

Cast

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