1 Movie Starring Filipa de Almeida

A Talking Picture

A Talking Picture

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2003-10-15

Languages:

Portuguese, French, Italian, English, Greek

Countries:

Portugal, France, Italy

Runtime:

96 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (1627 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Manoel de Oliveira (scenario and dialogue)

Fullplot:

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.

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