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Staring:
Patrick Bauchau,
Rdiger Vogler,
Manoel de Oliveira,
Canto Castro,
Pedro Ayres Magalhaes
Director:
Wim Wenders
Average Customer Rating: 
List Price: $14.98
Our Price: $7.25
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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Lions Gate
EAN: 0017153220087
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Lions Gate
Manufacturer: Lions Gate
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Lions Gate
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2007-11-20
Running Time: 104
Studio: Lions Gate |
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Product Description
A GERMAN FILMMAKER SUMMONS HIS SOUND RECORDER FRIEND TO JOINHIM IN LISBON. WHEN THE LATTER ARRIVES, HIS FRIEND HASDISAPPEARED, LEAVING A FEW CANS OF SILENT FOOTAGE. THE SOUNDMAN WANDERS AIMLESSLY THROUGH THE STREETS OF LISBON RECORDING SOUNDS OF THE OLD CITY TO MATCH THE IMAGES LEFT BY HIS FRIEND.
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Vacation Paradise without travel, 2009-02-20
Lisbon is truly an unique experience and it's fado music is an unexpected delight. This will take you on a minivacation.
 4 stars, 2008-10-22
Wim Wenders is a directory I certainly respect but do not really love. His only movie that I found memorable is Buena Vista Social Club. I have seen most of his movies but I usually find them too hard to grasp. This one is, mostly, no exception.
Wenders clearly knows what he is doing, and the camera work is outstanding. But I found the story not so compelling (with the exception of the ending), and the acting fairly mediocre. On the other hand, the music is truly outstanding, and I happy I watched this movie just because it introduced me to the wonderful Madredeus.
Overall, if you are looking for a movie with a plot, you will probably want to stay away from this one. But even if you like artsy movies (and I often do) you may end up finding Lisbon Story quite boring at times. The movie is also filled with sequences supposed to be amusing, but humor almost always comes out very flat.
If you find the first part of the movie not compelling, but you still enjoy the shots and the music, my advice is to stick until the end, because the conclusion is (without giving it away) very interesting and much better than the rest of the movie.
An Ode of love to Lisbon and its sounds., 2008-11-27
When I think about Lisbon the images of Alfama, the electric tram, the Tagus river, its food, its people, and Fernando Pessoa come to my mind, but I have never considered that Lisbon could be experienced through its sounds, and I'm not talking about the sound of fado, that's a theme for another Lisbon Story. Wim Wenders pays special attention to the importance of sound, and music, when making a film. He shoot this film in the true Lisbon, in the heart of the city, not the Lisbon that you see in postcards, and he has managed to capture my beloved Lisbon as it really is, beautiful, old, dilapidated, surrealist, full of character.
I love the music of Madredeus, although is not traditional fado, and despite the fact that I'm not a Teresa Salgueiro's fan, I have to say that the music -Salgueiro's high-pitched voice, and presence, included- gives an ethereal atmosphere to the film. No one but Madredeus could have been more adequate to make the music of Lisbon Story.
I'd have loved to give 10 stars to this film. I loved it, it's magic, pure visual poetry. A fantastic trip to an amazing place that it will stay with me for a long, long time.
"In broad daylight, even the sounds shine" Fernando Pessoa
Fantastic movie, but DON'T BUY THIS VERSION (Lionsgate), 2008-07-04
I could go on for ages about what a beautiful, poetic, uplifting movie this is. Especially for artists, musicians, writers and philosophers, this is a must-see. But I am terribly disappointed in this version because they dubbed the last 2 powerful scenes from the original English into German. Sure, it makes more sense that German characters would speak German to each other, but the original English--broken as it was--carried so much more power, poetry and meaning.
Small yet significant plays on words, like "moving pictures can still be... moving" as well as subtle jokes alluding to old Beatles songs "You're sitting there like The Fool on the Hill! Now finish your movie With a Little Help From Your Friends" are completely lost in reverse-translation to German. I have the original English version on videotape and it's far better than this dubbed German DVD. I'm going to see if I can get my money back.
The problem is that all versions claim to be English (even this one), so it's a hit-or-miss. If anyone finds a DVD of the true English version (especially the last 2 scenes in the movie theater and in the blue car), please post that info here!
The Lisbon story, 2009-02-27
If you are interested in the process of filmmaking (before digital) this charming film follows a sound man gathering material for his friend's film. Since it takes place in the beautiful city of Lisbon there is a lot of charm to be seen and heard. We also meet the neighbors of the now missing filmmaker, the music group Madredeus, and their music compliments the journey of the sound man looking for his friend and collecting sound for his film. Explores some philosophical issues about filmmaking and also how some "foley" sound is made for films.
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