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 ...
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| Rüdiger Vogler | ... | Phillip Winter | |
| Patrick Bauchau | ... | Friedrich Monroe | |
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Vasco Sequeira | ... | Truck Driver |
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Canto e Castro | ... | Barber |
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Viriato Jose da Silva | ... | Shoemaker |
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João Canijo | ... | Crook |
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Ricardo Colares | ... | Ricardo |
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Joel Cunha Ferreira | ... | Zé |
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Sofia Bénard da Costa | ... | Sofia |
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Vera Cunha Rocha | ... | Vera |
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Elisabete Cunha Rocha | ... | Beta |
| Teresa Salgueiro | ... | Herself (Madredeus) | |
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Pedro Ayres Magalhães | ... | Himself (Madredeus) |
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Rodrigo Leão | ... | Himself (Madredeus) |
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Gabriel Gomes | ... | Himself (Madredeus) |
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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. Written by Christoph Blendinger <blendi@iam.uni-bonn.de>
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12 May 1995 (Portugal) See more »Also Known As:
Lisbonne Story See more »Company Credits
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[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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Originally intended to be a pure promotional documentary about Lisbon comissioned by the city. Director Wim Wenders added some fictional components to the film and created a story with a thin and simple plot line. See more »Goofs
In Lisbon, Mr. Winter reads a loving air mail post card received from Teresa, touring with her musical group, Madredeus in Brazil [at around 1:09:29]. The card shows Rio and Sugarloaf Mountain. However the card is postmarked May (possibly June) 7, 1994 in Portugal. See more »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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"The thought is getting born blind, but it knows what is watching".. Today I saw the movie again. Actually, it was again, and again..for I don't know how many times since Wenders made it.
Who wouldn't get in love with Portugal, after seeing it..The people and country of Saudade. I won't explain you what it means, only real Portuguese know that. And even if I would like to explain,it is pointless..That can't be described, but maybe you can recognize it in Teresa's voice and landscape of Tejo who is the only witness of their lives. This story don't need actors to tell it because it is not only story between Fillip and Friedrich, but about the secrets that are hiding in wrinkles of people faces, in old aqueduct and walls of houses in Lisbon.
I hope that you get that desire to see and hear those secrets as much as I did.