Release Date: Aug 1, 1997 Wide
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This beautifully photographed German drama is set in Lisbon, a major center for contemporary European culture, and offers insight into the nature of cinema. Sound recordist Phillip Winter is driving to Lisbon to meet his old friend Friedrich Monroe who recently sent him a postcard asking Winter to help him with a documentary, but when he arrives, Monroe is nowhere to be found. Instead, Winter only finds a few cans of film shot on an old fashioned hand cranked camera. When he is not aimlessly
Aug 1, 1997 Wide
Nov 20, 2007
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One thing becomes apparent, Wenders has very little feel for comedy as all his efforts to evoke Buster Keaton type comedic skits fall flat.
Oh Wim, Wim, Wim. What happened to you? You seemed like a major new visionary, for awhile there.Unfortunately, "Lisbon Story" is typical of director Wim Wenders' increasingly numbing fixations. We get another emotionally remote, introspective protagonist who observes life more than he lives it. And more
October 20, 2009Super Reviewer
a film for the quiet at mind. slow, slow very slow. at times engaging but mainly distant. a wandering type of film.
February 21, 2009
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