Night Train to Lisbon (2013)

Raimund Gregorius, 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.

Director:

Bille August

Writers:

Greg Latter (screenplay), Ulrich Herrmann (screenplay)

Stars:

Jeremy Irons, Mélanie Laurent, Jack Huston

3 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jeremy Irons	...	Raimund Gregorius
Mélanie Laurent	...	Young Estefânia
Jack Huston	...	Amadeu
Martina Gedeck	...	Mariana
Tom Courtenay	...	Older João Eça
August Diehl	...	Young Jorge O'Kelly
Bruno Ganz	...	Older Jorge O'Kelly
Lena Olin	...	Older Estefânia
Marco D'Almeida	...	Young João
Beatriz Batarda	...	Young Adriana
Christopher Lee	...	Father Bartolomeu
Charlotte Rampling	...	Older Adriana
Nicolau Breyner	...	Da Silva
Jane Thorne	...	Older Clotilde
Burghart Klaußner	...	Judge Prado

Storyline

About an aging Swiss professor of classical languages who, after a chance encounter with a Portuguese woman, quits his job and travels to Lisbon in the hope of discovering the fate of a certain author, a doctor and poet who fought against Portuguese dictator Antonio de Oliveira Salazar.

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Plot Keywords:

book | lisbon portugal | resistance | suicide attempt | portugal | 

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Taglines:

Your life can change in an instant.

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Genres:

Mystery | Romance | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for a scene of violence, and brief sexuality

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

Germany Switzerland Portugal

Language:

English Portuguese

Release Date:

6 December 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Comboio Noturno Para Lisboa

Filming Locations:

Caxias, Portugal

Box Office

Budget:

€7,700,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$8,962,375, 13 September 2013

Company Credits

Production Co:

Studio Hamburg Filmproduktion,C-Films AG,PalmStar Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Vanessa Redgrave was originally cast for the role of Adriana de Prado, however Charlotte Rampling replaced her.

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Goofs

The chess set has the knights and bishops reversed.

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Quotes

Amadeu: What could... what should be done, with all the time that lies ahead of us? Open and unshaped, feather-light in its freedom and lead-heavy in its uncertainty? Is it a wish, dreamlike and nostalgic, to stand once again at that point in life, and be able to take a completely different direction to the one which has made us who we are?

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Connections

Referenced in Forushande (2016)

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Soundtracks

Mozart Sonata N. 12 F-Dur
Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (uncredited)
Piano: Ferran Cruixent
Score Mixer: Peter Fuchs
Pro Tools Operator & Engineer Assistant: Tom Russbueldt (as Tom Russbüldt)
Recording & Mix Studio: Teldex Studio Berlin

User Reviews

Night Train to... Life

A good story with a good cast, told in a nice way for everyone to feel, experience and ask himself questions about life. Life as encounters, as crashes and as sharing - sharing moments, sharing places, sharing memories.

A friend says: "Only the people that are alive and have the memory of you can be the true witnesses of your existence on Earth, otherwise - have we been really alive?!...".

You meet people every day in your life, but it is just when you collide with them - voluntarily or not, when they share their life with you and you share yours with them.

I encourage you to take this train. Its worth it! :)