The Heiress and Her Chateau: Carolands of California

"The Heiress and Her Chateau: Carolands of California is the 100-year saga of a 100-room mansion, a three-dimensional window into life among America’s elite."

2014 0h 56m EN

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The Heiress and Her Chateau: Carolands of California is the 100-year saga of a 100-room mansion, a three-dimensional window into life among America’s elite. Chateau Carolands was built by one of the richest women in the world to be her ultimate dream home, but nothing went as planned. Once the most fabulous house west of the Mississippi, now a foundation, the story of the rise and fall and rise of Chateau Carolands s is a dramatic tale of wealth and ruin, love and loss, art and architecture – with a murder, a porno film, and a couple of earthquakes along the way.

“The Heiress and Her Chateau: Carolands of California is the 100-year saga of a 100-room mansion, a three-dimensional window into life among America’s elite.”

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Cast

Lorri Holt
Narrator

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gary Weimberg
Writers: Gary Weimberg

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RUNTIME

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Tight 56-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Gary Weimberg, shot by Tim Metzger. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Gary Weimberg shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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ERA

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Marketing tagline: "The Heiress and Her Chateau: Carolands of California is the 100-year saga of a 100-room mansion, a three-dimensional window into life among America’s elite.".

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IMDB entry: tt3450128 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Gary Weimberg directs. Tim Metzger behind the camera. Gary Weimberg cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes.

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1Tight 56-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 12 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Gary Weimberg, shot by Tim Metzger. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Gary Weimberg shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Marketing tagline: "The Heiress and Her Chateau: Carolands of California is the 100-year saga of a 100-room mansion, a three-dimensional window into life among America’s elite.".
7IMDB entry: tt3450128 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.