Train de nuit pour Lisbonne
Directed by:
Bille AugustCinematography:
Filip ZumbrunnComposer:
Annette FocksCast:
Jeremy Irons, Jack Huston, Martina Gedeck, Tom Courtenay, August Diehl, Bruno Ganz, Lena Olin, Marco D'Almeida, Burghart Klaußner, Charlotte Rampling (more)VOD (1)
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Life can change in an instant. Bille August brings Pascal Mercier's bestselling novel 'Night Train to Lisbon' to the screen featuring an outstanding cast including Jeremy Irons, Melanie Laurent, Jack Huston, Tom Courtenay, Lena Olin, with Christopher Lee and Charlotte Rampling. High school Latin teacher Raimund Gregorius (Jeremy Irons) finds his life transformed when he saves a young Portuguese woman from jumping to her death. After the woman disappears, she leaves behind her coat and with it, an enigmatic book containing a train ticket. Gregorius spontaneously decides to take an adventurous journey to Lisbon, where he will uncover a mystery, encounter love and rediscover life itself. (Pinnacle Films)
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Recently, I managed to run into movies that take place in Portugal a lot, mainly Lisbon. I’m not sure if it’s a coincidence, but I’d be happy to see even more of those. Lisbon seems like an amazing city chock-full of history and there can’t possibly be a better setting for a drama. It’s very fresh. I certainly didn’t have an issue with the atmosphere in this movie. What was worse was the storytelling style which intertwined the past and the present. The past could be very boring at times and Jeremy Irons didn’t appear as often as I’d like him to. But just for Lisbon alone, I can’t rate it any lower than three stars.
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Jeremy Irons excels in a film in which he suddenly changes his whole life as a teacher by starting to search for an unknown author. It only took encountering a suicidal woman and an unknown book. The story of searching for an interesting human destiny, but also oneself, begins. The biggest positive are the interesting actors, otherwise unfortunately the film lacks a bit in the plot, which doesn't really present such a great story.
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