A Talking Picture (Um Filme Falado)

Tue Jul 22, 2014

21:00

Location

House of Arts and Literature
41 - 43 Athinas Street
Paphos, Paphos 8010

Description

The film begins aboard a cruise ship that departs from Lisbon and is heading to Bombay, India, with many stops along the way. On board are Rosa Maria and daughter Maria Joana. As the tourists travel from county to country, Rosa Maria talks to her daughter about the myths and culture of various civilizations; stops include the Sphinx, the Acropolis, Istanbul and many other locales. Tourists board in several locations and they engage in lengthy, cultured, super-intellectual discussions with one another aboard the boat, mostly about the birth of civilization and the violence that must accompany it.

Cast:
Leonor Silveira (Rosa Maria)
Catherine Deneuve (Delfina)
John Malkovich (Comandante John Walesa)
Irene Papas (Helena)

Director: Manoel de Oliveira
Writer: Manoel de Oliveira
Runtime: 96 min
Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
Language: Portuguese, French, Italian, English, Greek
Subtitles: English
Production Year: 2003

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