Lisbon Story
First screened in May 2015
Director: Wim Wenders. Cast: Rüdiger Vogler, Teresa Salgueiro, Patrick Bauchau, Joel Cunha Ferreira, Ricardo Colares, Manoel de Oliveira, Sofia Bénard da Costa, Vera Cunha Rocha, Elisabete Cunha Rocha, Vasco Sequeira, Canto e Castro, Viriato José da Silva, Pedro Ayres Magalhães, Rodrigo Leão, Gabriel Gomes, José Peixoto, Francisco Ribeiro. Screenplay: Wim Wenders.

Twitter Capsule: A favor to Lisbon's tourism bureau. A tender elegy to Wenders' pal Federico. Also a movie, but that's third priority.

VOR:   My friend Tim singles out the film's ambition; I admit I reacted oppositely. Fond, breezy, brightly lit, free-floatingly affectionate, but riskless?



   
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Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B–


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