3 female friends work in an enterprise. Two of them (Barbara and Maria) share the same apartment. Ana (Adriana Prieto) lives with her parents. They are not satisfied with their lives and dream about a better job, but job offers are scarce and not that good. It seems as if they will have to work all life long in a small enterprise (or something like that) just to have a roof over the head and enough money for clothes and food, till old age comes
Certainly not a pleasant prospect.
Barbara (Genevieve Grad) is fired from her job, and Ana has a fight with her family and goes to live with Barbara and Maria (Rossana Ghessa).
Now the three of them live in the same apartment and they think it's time to try for something new. They are pretty and decide to capitalize on their beauty. They decide to become call girls. They had known in the enterprise many wealthy entrepreneurs – these will be their first springboards to a new life.
3 women:
Barbara (Genevieve Grad) is, so to say, the leader. She knows what she wants and she'll surely fight for it. She'll be the one who will lead the way, but she has her dreams too. She has dreams about herself and her friends. She had been a good student in the school – arts, interior decoration – all this to no avail! The symbol of her dreams is the cruise ship Eugenio C. leaving for Europe – this scene will be a recurring leitmotif image throughout the film. Far away dreams?
Ana (Adriana Prieto), because of family and upbringing, hesitates at first in taking this new road, but she's a practical girl who knows that two and two makes four. She has a mind of her own and whenever necessary will defend her interests.
Maria (Rossana Ghessa), born in a small town, (her parents are simple people with a simple morality) will be very reluctant about this new life. She'll end up joining her friends, though not without a great inner struggle.
The title "O Palácio dos Anjos" refers to the changes that occur in their apartment when, little by little, they become successful and prestigious call girls. New pictures of the best painters are brought in to decorate the walls luxurious carpets and voilà! The 3 girls look like fairy-tale princesses, and their apartment resembles an enchanted palace - it almost feels like a tale of "One Thousand and One Nights". "O Palácio dos Anjos" (The Palace of Angels) describes the struggles of these 3 girls to succeed, their difficulties, joys and anxiety, till their ways must part - three different roads, born out of disillusion and suffering, lie ahead of them. Rogério Duprat's rich and multi-layered soundtrack enhances the beauty and poetry of Khouri's images.
"O Palácio dos Anjos" is another beautiful portrait of the feminine universe drawn by Walter Hugo Khouri.
Barbara (Genevieve Grad) is fired from her job, and Ana has a fight with her family and goes to live with Barbara and Maria (Rossana Ghessa).
Now the three of them live in the same apartment and they think it's time to try for something new. They are pretty and decide to capitalize on their beauty. They decide to become call girls. They had known in the enterprise many wealthy entrepreneurs – these will be their first springboards to a new life.
3 women:
Barbara (Genevieve Grad) is, so to say, the leader. She knows what she wants and she'll surely fight for it. She'll be the one who will lead the way, but she has her dreams too. She has dreams about herself and her friends. She had been a good student in the school – arts, interior decoration – all this to no avail! The symbol of her dreams is the cruise ship Eugenio C. leaving for Europe – this scene will be a recurring leitmotif image throughout the film. Far away dreams?
Ana (Adriana Prieto), because of family and upbringing, hesitates at first in taking this new road, but she's a practical girl who knows that two and two makes four. She has a mind of her own and whenever necessary will defend her interests.
Maria (Rossana Ghessa), born in a small town, (her parents are simple people with a simple morality) will be very reluctant about this new life. She'll end up joining her friends, though not without a great inner struggle.
The title "O Palácio dos Anjos" refers to the changes that occur in their apartment when, little by little, they become successful and prestigious call girls. New pictures of the best painters are brought in to decorate the walls luxurious carpets and voilà! The 3 girls look like fairy-tale princesses, and their apartment resembles an enchanted palace - it almost feels like a tale of "One Thousand and One Nights". "O Palácio dos Anjos" (The Palace of Angels) describes the struggles of these 3 girls to succeed, their difficulties, joys and anxiety, till their ways must part - three different roads, born out of disillusion and suffering, lie ahead of them. Rogério Duprat's rich and multi-layered soundtrack enhances the beauty and poetry of Khouri's images.
"O Palácio dos Anjos" is another beautiful portrait of the feminine universe drawn by Walter Hugo Khouri.