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In the White City

Original title: Dans la ville blanche
  • 19831983
  • 1h 48m
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7.3/10
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In the White City (1983)
Drama
A Swiss sailor jumps ship in Lisbon, tired of the noisy engine room, the ship "a floating factory of crazy people." He rents a room and does little. He writes letters to his lover, describin... Read allA Swiss sailor jumps ship in Lisbon, tired of the noisy engine room, the ship "a floating factory of crazy people." He rents a room and does little. He writes letters to his lover, describing the whiteness of the city, the solitude and the silence. He sends his love and emptiness... Read allA Swiss sailor jumps ship in Lisbon, tired of the noisy engine room, the ship "a floating factory of crazy people." He rents a room and does little. He writes letters to his lover, describing the whiteness of the city, the solitude and the silence. He sends his love and emptiness; she replies with love and confusion. He sends movies from his 8mm camera. Then he become... Read all
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    • Alain Tanner
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  • Stars
    • Bruno Ganz
    • Teresa Madruga
    • Julia Vonderlinn
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  • Stars
    • Bruno Ganz
    • Teresa Madruga
    • Julia Vonderlinn
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    • 8User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
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    Bruno Ganz
    Bruno Ganz
    • Paul
    Teresa Madruga
    Teresa Madruga
    • Rosa
    Julia Vonderlinn
    • Élisa…
    José Carvalho
    • Le patron
    Francisco Baião
    • Le voleur au couteau
    José Wallenstein
    José Wallenstein
    • L'autre voleur
    Victor Costa
    • Le garçon du bar
    Lídia Franco
    Lídia Franco
    • La fille du bar
    Pedro Efe
    • L'ami dans la taverne
    Cecília Guimarães
    • La dame du train
    Joana Vicente
    Joana Vicente
    • La jeune fille du train
    José de Carvalho
    • Le patron
    Paulo Branco
    Paulo Branco
    • L'homme dans la gare
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      In the scene where Paul (Bruno Ganz) enters the Pub & watches a soccer game, it is a World Cup match with Italy vs. Brazil (7/5/82). Italy won the game with the final score of 3-2. Paolo Rossi scored all 3 goals for Italy.

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    10/10
    A MOVIE THAT REMINDS US WE'RE ALL SAILORS AWASH ON SHORE
    This movie mesmerized me. It is loose jointed, like any traveler's experiences, and gives the viewer the feeling of living through a sailor's wayward days in Lisbon. Even though it hasn't much of a plot, it's curiously compelling. What drove the story for me was trying to figure out what was happening in the sailor's mind. One gets the feeling that he is going through a crisis, that this is a turning point in his life--ought he to keep on travelling, being a perpetual stranger, or should he go back to Germany & his lover/wife? The feeling accompanying this conflict verges between despair and sublimity--it evoked in me the same empty ache I felt the sailor was going through. Deceptively simple, but artful & subtle. A fine picture for all of us wanderers.
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      • April 21, 1983 (Portugal)
      • Switzerland
      • Portugal
      • United Kingdom
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      • Cinémathèque Suisse
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      • German
      • Portuguese
      • French
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      • Portugal
    • Production companies
      • Channel Four Films
      • Filmograph S.A.
      • Metro Filmes
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    • 1 hour 48 minutes
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