A Talking Picture (2003)
2003 · 1h 36m · Drama, History
Genres: Drama, History
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.
Director: Manoel de Oliveira
Writers: Manoel de Oliveira
Cinematography: Emmanuel Machuel
Editor: Valérie Loiseleux
Cast
Leonor Silveira as Rosa MariaFilipa de Almeida as Maria JoanaJohn Malkovich as Comandante John WalesaCatherine Deneuve as DelfinaStefania Sandrelli as FrancescaIrene Papas as HelenaLuís Miguel Cintra as HimselfRicardo Trêpa as OficialJúlia Buisel as Amiga de DelfinaDavid CardosoManoel de OliveiraMore like this
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