A Talking Picture

A Talking Picture (2003)

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A meditation on civilization. July, 2001: friends wave as a cruise ship departs Lisbon for Mediterranean ports and the Indian Ocean. On board and on day trips in Marseilles, Pompeii, Athens, Istanbul, and Cairo, a professor tells her young daughter about myth, history, religion, and wars. Men approach her; she's cool, on her way to her husband in Bombay. After Cairo, for two evenings divided by a stop in Aden, the captain charms three successful, famous (and childless) women, who talk with wit and intellect, each understanding the others' native tongue, a European union. The captain asks mother and child to join them. He gives the girl a gift. Helena sings. Life can be sweet.

Director: Manoel de Oliveira

Release Date: 2003-08-31
Status: Released
Run time: 96 min / 1:36
Revenue: $20,312
Production Companies : France 2 Cinéma, Gemini Films, Madragoa Filmes, Mikado Film
Production Countries: Portugal, Italy, France

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Casts

Leonor Silveira
Rosa Maria
Filipa de Almeida
Maria Joana
John Malkovich
Comandante John Walesa
Catherine Deneuve
Delfina
Stefania Sandrelli
Francesca
Irene Papas
Helena
Luís Miguel Cintra
Himself
Ricardo Trêpa
Oficial
Júlia Buisel
Amiga de Delfina

Crew

Production Paulo Branco Producer
Art Zé Branco Production Design
Camera Emmanuel Machuel Director of Photography
Directing Manoel de Oliveira Director
Writing Manoel de Oliveira Writer
Editing Valérie Loiseleux Editor
Costume & Make-Up Isabel Branco Costume Design
Sound Philippe Morel Sound Designer

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