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Lisbon Story

Lisbon Story

Drama · Music · 1994

Wim Wenders' homage to Lisbon and films. A sound engineer obtains a mysterious postcard from a friend who at the moment is filming a film in Lisbon. He sets out across Europe to find him and help him.

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Lisbon Story

1994 Drama · Music 1h 40m

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7.2 / 10

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Wim Wenders' homage to Lisbon and films. A sound engineer obtains a mysterious postcard from a friend who at the moment is filming a film in Lisbon. He sets out across Europe to find him and help him.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Wim Wenders

Written by

Wim Wenders

Rüdiger Vogler

Rüdiger Vogler

Phillip Winter

Patrick Bauchau

Patrick Bauchau

Friedrich Monroe

Teresa Salgueiro

Teresa Salgueiro

Herself

Manoel de Oliveira

Manoel de Oliveira

Himself

V

Vasco Sequeira

Truck Driver

J

Joel Cunha Ferreira

Sofia Bénard da Costa

Sofia Bénard da Costa

Sofia

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The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.