Directed by:
Roman PolańskiCinematography:
Pawel EdelmanComposer:
Alexandre DesplatCast:
Oliver Masucci, Fanny Ardant, Mickey Rourke, John Cleese, Joaquim de Almeida, Fortunato Cerlino, Luca Barbareschi, Teco Celio, Milan Peschel, Olga Kent (more)Plots(1)
The Palace Hotel is an extraordinary castle designed at the beginning of the twentieth century and located right in the middle of a snow-covered valley in Switzerland. Every year it hosts wealthy and pampered guests from all over the world in this Gothic and fairytale atmosphere. On the eve of the year 2000 they have all gathered for an unrepeatable event. A host of waiters, porters, cooks, and receptionists are there to cater to their bizarre needs. Hansueli, the hotel’s dedicated fifty-year-old manager, inspects the staff prior to the arrival of the guests, stressing to them that while it may be the dawn of the new millennium, it is not going to be the end of the world. What is actually about to take place is a war fought over the vagaries and eccentricities of the hotel’s guests. The various stories combine to produce an absurd and provocative black comedy. It is New Year’s Eve of 1999: not just the end of a century, but the conclusion of an entire and controversial millennium, and the threat of the Millennium Bug hovers in the air. (Venice International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
![Oliver Masucci](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/233/166233276_8f53a3.jpg)
Oliver Masucci
West Germany
Best movies:
Never Look Away (2018)
Look Who's Back (2015)
The Royal Game (2021)
![Fanny Ardant](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/347/162347340_105211.png)
Fanny Ardant
France
Best movies:
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) - a.f.
The Family (1987)
Confidentially Yours (1983)
![Mickey Rourke](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/932/164932987_19b4c7.jpg)
Mickey Rourke
USA
Best movies:
The Rainmaker (1997)
Barfly (1987)
Man on Fire (2004)
![John Cleese](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/177/166177188_5635d6.jpg)
John Cleese
UK
Best movies:
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982) (theatrical recording)
Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979)
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python (1989) (TV movie)
![Joaquim de Almeida](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270366_02841c.jpg)
Joaquim de Almeida
Portugal
Best movies:
The Road to Santiago (1999) (series)
Desperado (1995)
Fast & Furious Five (2011)
![Fortunato Cerlino](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/456/160456219_a4b9f8.jpg)
Fortunato Cerlino
Italy
Best movies:
Fortapàsc (2009)
Gomorrah (2008)
Point Blank (2016) (TV movie)
![Luca Barbareschi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/532/161532015_383966.jpg)
Luca Barbareschi
Uruguay
Best movies:
Pietro Mennea: La freccia del Sud (2015) (TV movie)
An Officer and a Spy (2019)
From Corleone to Brooklyn (1979)
![Teco Celio](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/588/158588151_c8c1b3.jpg)
Teco Celio
Switzerland
Best movies:
Three Colours: Red (1994)
The Truce (1997)
Journey of Hope (1990)
![Milan Peschel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/284/159284695_e3ba97.jpg)
Milan Peschel
East Germany
Best movies:
Stopped on Track (2011)
The Captain (2017)
Lessons of a Dream (2011)
Olga Kent
Moldova
Best movies:
Rocco Schiavone (2016) (series)
The Palace (2023)
Last Man Down (2021)
Bronwyn James
Best movies:
Hangmen (2016) (theatrical recording)
The Colour Room (2021)
Peterloo (2018)
Matthew T. Reynolds
Best movies:
The Two Popes (2019)
Hooligans (2005)
Coco Chanel (2008) (TV movie)
Naike Anna Silipo
Best movies:
Sons of ‘ndrangheta (2019) (TV movie)
Un passo dal cielo (2011) (series)
The Palace (2023)
Danylo Kotov
Best movies:
The Palace (2023)
![Irina Kastrinidis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/390/167390334_f36f13.png)
Irina Kastrinidis
Switzerland
Best movies:
The Palace (2023)
Bella Australia (2012) (TV movie)
![Danny Exnar](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/416/168416967_t0xgwx.jpg)
Danny Exnar
Switzerland
Best movies:
The Palace (2023)
Der Zürich-Krimi (2016) (series)
Stefania Seimur
Best movies:
The Palace (2023)