Lisbon Story

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johann m 07/13/2022 🇩🇪🇵🇹 This movie was the result of a documentary attempt about the city of Lisbon, Portugal. It follows a sound engineer who obtains a mysterious postcard of a friend who is currently shooting a film in Lisbon saying that he should visit, and ends up capturing the essence of the city and its people while looking for his friend all around. It is a bit funny at the beginning but it loses its touch, when it comes to the rest of the plot. But the interesting and curious bits are the ones that present the culture of Lisbon: the landscapes, the music, the sounds and even the yellow trams all convey a beauty that is just so unique. Lovely music from Madredeus! See more 07/30/2020 I'm speaking from the perspective of a Portuguese national so my POV is a bit biased but this is an absolutely must-see. Wim Wenders absolutely captures the soul of the city and Rüdiger Vogler plays an amazing role. Although I am not very much acquainted with the work of Wim Wenders, the film reminds me a lot of »Wings of desire« (Der Himmel über Berlin) with very long shots and long, philosophical monologues, concentrating on capturing the soul of the moment - which Wim Wenders achieves masterfuly. He also introduces briefly and almost unnoticeably the character of Fernando Pessoa near the end of the movie (I only noticed him at the third time I saw the movie), who curiously always floated throughout the whole film through several quotations. If you want to visit Lisbon or if you visited Lisbon, you cannot miss this film. An absolute masterpiece. See more 08/08/2016 4.2/5 When a film examines so many aspects of its genre as well as film itself, you know you have encountered a beautiful, funny and thrilling treat. See more 09/13/2013 A gently funny and uplifting meditation on the power of celluloid film as opposed to video. (Little did Wim Wenders know how CGI would come along and murder the life and soul out of cinema.) See more 04/17/2013 Surprisingly ambitious and quite simple at the same time, A Lisbon Story is great as show the endeavor of the artist, but it's fell short to the big ambitions with a slow style from the director, and some shots that appears to be improvised with unnecessary scenes and unnecessary characters. The ending is sweet but is too boring to satisfy See more 01/22/2013 Vaya manera de dar vuelta un encargo Wim See more Read all reviews

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