The Portuguese House
Film2025114 min

The Portuguese House

Taste attributes: dramaslowheavygrittyemotive & stirringcomplex relationship

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Boxlist takeA serious drama, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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  • Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

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Synopsis

The disappearance of his wife leaves Fernando, a quiet geography teacher, completely devastated. Aimless, he assumes another man’s identity as a gardener on a Portuguese estate, where he forms an unexpected friendship with the owner, stepping into a new life that isn’t his own.

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Taste Attributes

complex relationship

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Manolo SoloMaria de MedeirosBranka KatićRita CabaçoXavi Mira

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2025
Runtime
114 min
Status
Released
Studio
Distinto Films
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