

A Talking Picture
2003-08-31 · 96 min · ★ 6.7
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.
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Production details
- Directors
- Manoel de Oliveira
- Production companies
- France 2 Cinéma, Gemini Films, Madragoa Filmes, Mikado Film
- Countries
- Portugal, Italy, France
- Status
- Released
- Revenue
- USD 20,312
Top Cast
Leonor SilveiraRosa Maria
Filipa de AlmeidaMaria Joana
John MalkovichComandante John Walesa
Catherine DeneuveDelfina
Stefania SandrelliFrancesca
Irene PapasHelena
Luís Miguel CintraHimself
Ricardo TrêpaOficial
Júlia BuiselAmiga de Delfina
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