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A Talking Picture
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7.0
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Drama/History
1h 36m
2003

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,...

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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.

  • DirectorManoel de Oliveira
  • Release31 August 2003
  • Genre
  • Duration1h 36m
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  • Revenue$20,312
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    7.0
    38 reviews
  • Productions

    France 2 Cinéma, Gemini Films, Madragoa Filmes, Mikado Film

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