Released Date:
2003-10-15
Languages:
Portuguese, French, Italian, English, Greek
Countries:
Portugal, France, Italy
Runtime:
96 min
IMDB Ratings:
6.7 (1627 Reviews)
Director:
Manoel de OliveiraManoel de Oliveira (scenario and dialogue)
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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