A Talking Picture

08/31/2003

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1hr 36min

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Drama

,History

STORY

A meditation on civilization. July, 2001: friends wave as a cruise ship departs Lisbon for Mediterranean ports and the Indian Ocean. On board and on day trips in Marseilles, Pompeii, Athens, Istanbul, and Cairo, a professor tells her young daughter about myth, history, religion, and wars. Men approach her; she's cool, on her way to her husband in Bombay. After Cairo, for two evenings divided by a stop in Aden, the captain charms three successful, famous (and childless) women, who talk with wit and intellect, each understanding the others' native tongue, a European union. The captain asks mother and child to join them. He gives the girl a gift. Helena sings. Life can be sweet.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Leonor Silveira
  • Filipa de Almeida
  • John Malkovich
  • Catherine Deneuve
  • Stefania Sandrelli

    Director

  • Manoel de Oliveira

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • France 2 Cinéma
  • Gemini Films
  • Madragoa Filmes
  • Mikado Film

    Production Countries

  • Portugal
  • Italy
  • France

LANGUAGES

  • French
  • Greek
  • English
  • Italian
  • Portuguese