Lisbon Story (1994)

The director Friedrich Monroe has trouble with finishing a silent b&w movie about Lisbon. He calls his friend, the sound engineer Phillip Winter, for help. As Winter arrives Lisbon weeks ... See full summary »

Director:

Wim Wenders

Writer:

Wim Wenders

Stars:

Rüdiger Vogler, Patrick Bauchau, Vasco Sequeira

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rüdiger Vogler	...	Phillip Winter
Patrick Bauchau	...	Friedrich Monroe
Vasco Sequeira	...	Truck Driver
Canto e Castro	...	Barber
Viriato Jose da Silva	...	Shoemaker
João Canijo	...	Crook
Ricardo Colares	...	Ricardo
Joel Cunha Ferreira	...	Zé
Sofia Bénard da Costa	...	Sofia
Vera Cunha Rocha	...	Vera
Elisabete Cunha Rocha	...	Beta
Teresa Salgueiro	...	Herself (Madredeus)
Pedro Ayres Magalhães	...	Himself (Madredeus)
Rodrigo Leão	...	Himself (Madredeus)
Gabriel Gomes	...	Himself (Madredeus)

Storyline

The director Friedrich Monroe has trouble with finishing a silent b&w movie about Lisbon. He calls his friend, the sound engineer Phillip Winter, for help. As Winter arrives Lisbon weeks later, Monroe is disappeared but has left the unfinished film. Winter decides to stay, because he is fascinated of the city and the Portuguese singer Teresa, and he starts to record the sound of the film. At the same time Monroe cruises through the city with a camcorder and tries to catch unseen pictures. Later they meet and Winter convinces Monroe of finishing the film.

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Plot Keywords:

sound | urination | road trip | shoeshine boy | promotion | 

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Genres:

Drama | Music

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some language and brief smoking

Details

Country:

Germany Portugal

Language:

English Portuguese German

Release Date:

12 May 1995 (Portugal)

Also Known As:

Lisbonne Story

Filming Locations:

Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Madragoa Filmes, Road Movies Filmproduktion

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

"Ah não ser eu toda a gente e toda a parte!". This phrase (roughly translated as "Would I be everybody and everywhere!"), written in one of the walls of the house where Winter's staying, is the last verse of "Ode Triunfal", a poem by Álvaro de Campos, one of the three main heteronyms of Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa.

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Quotes

Phillip Winter: Listen. You have to guess what this is.
[makes sound of horse running]
Beta: A horse! He's afraid!
Zé: Yeah, horse!
Vera: That's it!
Sofia: He's running very fast! He's galloping!
Phillip Winter: Right. And who is always on a horse?
Zé: A cowboy.
Phillip Winter: Right. And now...
[makes sound of lighting a match]
[...]

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Connections

References The Cameraman (1928)

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Soundtracks

"VIAGENS INTERDITAS"
Music by Pedro Ayres Magalhaes and Rodrigo Leao
Performed by Madredeus

User Reviews

Beautiful story

Besides the excellent photography of the film, the story is -as many other from Wenders- a deep reflection on the role of the media as reflecting "reality" and creating a second order "reality". Especially the inability of the media to "copy" reality, and the unavoidable role of the media as both and intermediary and a creative agent. The soundtrack by Madredeus is great and the whole setting, Lisbon, is worth the ticket