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A Talking Picture

A Talking Picture

2003/08/31 (US) | Drama, History

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.

1h 36m

6.667

  • Manoel de Oliveira

    Director

Lead Cast

  • Leonor Silveira

    Leonor Silveira

    Rosa Maria

  • Filipa de Almeida

    Filipa de Almeida

    Maria Joana

  • John Malkovich

    John Malkovich

    Comandante John Walesa

  • Catherine Deneuve

    Catherine Deneuve

    Delfina

  • Stefania Sandrelli

    Stefania Sandrelli

    Francesca

  • Irene Papas

    Irene Papas

    Helena

  • Luís Miguel Cintra

    Luís Miguel Cintra

    Himself

Budget

$ 0

Revenue

$ 20,312

Status

Released

Production Company

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

Crews

  • Manoel de Oliveira

    Writer

  • Paulo Branco

    Producer

  • Emmanuel Machuel

    Director of Photography

  • Valérie Loiseleux

    Editor

  • Zé Branco

    Production Design

  • Isabel Branco

    Costume Design

  • Philippe Morel

    Sound Designer