A Talking Picture 2003 Movie

Lisbon, Marseilles, Naples, Athens, Istanbul, Cairo, Aden, and Bombay. Along with a university teacher and her little daughter, we embark on a long journey, experiencing different cultures and civilizations. More details

Directors

Manoel de Oliveira

Cast

Leonor Silveira Filipa de Almeida John Malkovich

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comedy drama history war civilization marseille gift cruise ship european union friend girl professor religion pompeii ship teacher ocean mediterranean cruise hagia sophia moor the landscape turkey the country istanbul turkey slave power improvisation library reference to the french revolution quay reference to luis miguel technology science original sin sin polish american red coral ishmaelite reference to isaac reference to sara reference to agar reference to ishmael reference to abraham reference to ferdinand de lesseps jewelry reference to empress eugenie hotel businesswoman the color blue nostalgia english american indian native american american destroyed city burned to death fire canaan castle of the egg italy oil tanker pilot dog leash dog mist post 9 11 monument to the discoveries lisbon asian indian temple of erechtheum general invasion british battle of the three kings sacrifice mosaic twelve tribes of israel reference to king sebastian of portugal wisdom monument reference to prince henry of portugal harbor phoenicia asia minor taxi castle fable muse beach muezzin cross byzantine reference to st. sophia mermaid sailor white horse horse morocco alcacer quibir morocco red sea toast prejudice misfortune unfaithfulness disillusionment infidelity desire jealousy loneliness hate treachery shipwreck seduction sorceress freedom sorrow betrayal trust pain feminist captain's table tyrant passion happiness suffering religious fervor burning a book applause lifeboat time bomb bomb terrorist explosion abandoning ship tower of babel actress reference to aphrodite student theatre fundamentalism arabia middle east middle ages reference to ataturk bus holy trinity reference to emperor theodosius reference to emperor justinian reference to emperor constantine ottoman empire life after death camel princess prophet theatre audience priest worship tour guide mountain mount vesuvius volcano actor greek theatre prayer minaret africa port said egypt pharaoh king reference to archangel gabriel reference to the virgin mary reference to jesus christ reference to moses reference to napoleon jewish statue parthenon acropolis israel antiquity pyramid sphinx mosque jerusalem greek orthodox roman catholic christian museum reference to poseidon reference to minerva reference to athena temple reference to virgil reference to ulysses reference to medea reference to antigone reference to vasco da gama doubt song singing reference to aristotle reference to alexander the great fate suez canal drinking drink subjective camera friendship ruins ancient civilization philosophy death emperor goddess reference to god poet tourist colonialism arab politics alexandria egypt art artist memory love painting muslim lisbon university lisbon portugal greek mythology storytelling legend family relationships mother daughter relationship husband wife relationship turk egyptian greece portuguese portugal napoli father daughter relationship history professor mythology cairo egypt athens greece indian ocean year 2001 spinster singer sea ship captain vacation travel passenger greek egypt

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