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Night Train to Lisbon

  • 20132013
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  • 1h 51m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
20K
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Jeremy Irons, Mélanie Laurent, and Jack Huston in Night Train to Lisbon (2013)
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  • Thriller
Swiss Professor Raimund Gregorius (Jeremy Irons) abandons his lectures and buttoned-down life to embark on a thrilling adventure that will take him on a journey to the very heart of himself.Swiss Professor Raimund Gregorius (Jeremy Irons) abandons his lectures and buttoned-down life to embark on a thrilling adventure that will take him on a journey to the very heart of himself.Swiss Professor Raimund Gregorius (Jeremy Irons) abandons his lectures and buttoned-down life to embark on a thrilling adventure that will take him on a journey to the very heart of himself.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
20K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Bille August
  • Writers
    • Greg Latter(screenplay)
    • Ulrich Herrmann(screenplay)
    • Pascal Mercier(novel)
  • Stars
    • Jeremy Irons
    • Mélanie Laurent
    • Jack Huston
Top credits
  • Director
    • Bille August
  • Writers
    • Greg Latter(screenplay)
    • Ulrich Herrmann(screenplay)
    • Pascal Mercier(novel)
  • Stars
    • Jeremy Irons
    • Mélanie Laurent
    • Jack Huston
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 72User reviews
    • 88Critic reviews
    • 30Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 3 nominations

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    Night Train to Lisbon
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    Jeremy Irons, Christopher Lee, Charlotte Rampling, Mélanie Laurent, and Jack Huston in Night Train to Lisbon (2013)
    Jeremy Irons, Martina Gedeck, Mélanie Laurent, and Jack Huston in Night Train to Lisbon (2013)
    Jeremy Irons, Martina Gedeck, Mélanie Laurent, and Jack Huston in Night Train to Lisbon (2013)
    Jeremy Irons in Night Train to Lisbon (2013)
    Jeremy Irons, August Diehl, Mélanie Laurent, and Jack Huston in Night Train to Lisbon (2013)
    Jeremy Irons, Martina Gedeck, Mélanie Laurent, and Jack Huston in Night Train to Lisbon (2013)
    Jeremy Irons, Martina Gedeck, Mélanie Laurent, and Jack Huston in Night Train to Lisbon (2013)
    Martina Gedeck in Night Train to Lisbon (2013)
    August Diehl in Night Train to Lisbon (2013)
    Lena Olin in Night Train to Lisbon (2013)
    Jack Huston in Night Train to Lisbon (2013)
    Night Train to Lisbon (2013)

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    Jeremy Irons
    Jeremy Irons
    • Raimund Gregoriusas Raimund Gregorius
    Mélanie Laurent
    Mélanie Laurent
    • Young Estefâniaas Young Estefânia
    Jack Huston
    Jack Huston
    • Amadeuas Amadeu
    Martina Gedeck
    Martina Gedeck
    • Marianaas Mariana
    Tom Courtenay
    Tom Courtenay
    • Older João Eçaas Older João Eça
    August Diehl
    August Diehl
    • Young Jorge O'Kellyas Young Jorge O'Kelly
    Bruno Ganz
    Bruno Ganz
    • Older Jorge O'Kellyas Older Jorge O'Kelly
    Lena Olin
    Lena Olin
    • Older Estefâniaas Older Estefânia
    Marco D'Almeida
    Marco D'Almeida
    • Young Joãoas Young João
    Beatriz Batarda
    Beatriz Batarda
    • Young Adrianaas Young Adriana
    Christopher Lee
    Christopher Lee
    • Father Bartolomeuas Father Bartolomeu
    Charlotte Rampling
    Charlotte Rampling
    • Older Adrianaas Older Adriana
    Nicolau Breyner
    • Da Silvaas Da Silva
    Jane Thorne
    • Older Clotildeas Older Clotilde
    Burghart Klaußner
    Burghart Klaußner
    • Judge Pradoas Judge Prado
    Adriano Luz
    Adriano Luz
    • Mendezas Mendez
    Sarah Spale
    • Catarina Mendezas Catarina Mendez
    • (as Sarah Spale-Bühlmann)
    Filipe Vargas
    Filipe Vargas
    • Young Father Bartolomeuas Young Father Bartolomeu
    • Director
      • Bille August
    • Writers
      • Greg Latter(screenplay)
      • Ulrich Herrmann(screenplay)
      • Pascal Mercier(novel)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      There are some language issues in the movie that one could take as goofs. But in fact, the movie takes English as a convention. The option to maintain Portuguese where logical would have made it a Portuguese-spoken movie through the entire flashback, and even some present scenes. So, all of the characters speak English, even if they should speak Portuguese or German. The reference to their actual language is made through their accents. That's why most of the actors playing Portuguese, even Brits, speak English with an effort to have the typical Portuguese accent.
    • Goofs
      When Raimund is on the Bern Train Station, he is thinking whether he goes on board or not. The train starts to move and the doors are still open, which nowadays it would be impossible in trains of that dimension for security reasons. Although the error was needed to give more tension to the scene, it is still a thing that would never occur nowadays.
    • Quotes

      Amadeu: We leave something of ourselves behind when we leave a place. We stay there, even though we go away. And there are things in us that we can find again only by going back there. We travel to ourselves when we go to a place. Now we have covered the stretch of our lives, no matter how brief it may have been.

    • Connections
      Referenced in The Salesman (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Lisboa
      Composer: Annette Focks

      Portugese Guitar: Damiel Pircher

      Sound Mixer: Tom Tautorat

      Recording & Mix Studio: Emil Berlin Studios

    User reviews72

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    Top review
    7/10
    Interesting and brooding drama/thriller with all-star-cast , fabulous performances , enjoyable intrigue and evocative scenarios
    This is an Europudding co-produced by Germany/Switzerland/Portugal , it deals with Raimund Gregorius (Jeremy Irons) , a Swiss Professor, abandons his lectures and buttoned-down life to embark on a thrilling adventure that will take him on a journey to the very heart of himself . Having saved an enticing Portuguese girl from leaping to her death, Gregorius stumbles upon an attractive novel by a Portuguese author, as he figures out the destination of a certain writer named Amadeu (Jack Huston) , a doctor and poet who fought against Portuguese dictator Antonio de Oliveira Salazar. When he arrived in Lisboa , he was welcomed by the writer's sister (Charlotte Rampling) and learned that Amadeu was a medic . Then , he was hit by a man riding a bicycle and smashed . On the day he took his new glasses, the optician (Martina Gedeck) told him that her uncle knew Amadeu well and would like to talk to him . Her uncle, João Eça, (Tom Courtenay) was in the resistance against Salazar dictatorship together with Amadeu . Gregorius acts as an investigator, pulling together pieces of a puzzle that involves suspense , twists and the highest possible stakes to lead unexpected consequences .

    It is a correct adaptation based on the international best selling novel written by Pascal Mercier from the award winning director Billie August . This moving film contains suspense , plot twists , a love story , thrills , emotional intrigue and political events . This is a thought-provoking film proceeded in real sense and high sensibility . Though rather existential and thinky, it is ultimately charming . Director Billie August brings out the story through a series of flashbacks . Each flashback is a piece of the puzzle, framing the story and slowly filling in the center until the final piece unsatisfyingly drops into place to resolve the whole . The flashback technique has been used and re-used from ¨Citizen Kane¨ (1941), known by some as the best movie of all time, it gave the world the first plot device by means of flashbacks , following to ¨The Godfather¨ and recently ¨The hours¨ until today we are faced with ¨Night Train to Lisbon¨ (2013), a film destined for repeated use as schedule filling on inventory-building, loved by some attracted by the name of Jeremy Irons and ignored by everyone else . Very good acting from Jeremy Irons as an aging Swiss professor of classical languages , Jack Huston a young Amadeu , gorgeous Melanie Laurent as a mysterious revolutionary girl , Martina Gedeck as Mariana and August Diehl as Young Jorge O'Kelly . Furthermore , the veterans Tom Courtenay , Lena Olin and Bruno Ganz . And special mention to Charlotte Rampling , though Vanessa Redgrave was originally cast for the role of Adriana De Prado, however Rampling replaced her.

    The motion picture was well directed by Billie August who repeats similar formula to ¨House of the spirits¨ as German production , Lisboa filming , international cast and Jeremy Irons as main starring . Twice winner of the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival for Pelle the conqueror (1987) and The best intentions (1992) , Billie August is an expert on literary adaptations such as ¨Les Miserables¨, ¨Smilla's Sense of Snow¨ , ¨House of the spirits¨, ¨Marie Kroyer¨, ¨Jerusalem¨ and this ¨Night Train to Lisbon¨ . Rating : Better than average , worthwhile watching . The picture will appeal to Jeremy Irons fans .
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 6, 2013 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Switzerland
      • Germany
      • Portugal
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Portuguese
    • Also known as
      • Нічний потяг до Лісабона
    • Filming locations
      • Caxias, Portugal
    • Production companies
      • Studio Hamburg Filmproduktion
      • C-Films AG
      • PalmStar Media
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    • Budget
      • €7,700,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $12,020,387
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 51 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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