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Pedro
8Jun11
A very corny work of love about Lisboa. At some point there's a brief but lovely tribute to "sound design" ('sonoplastia'). However, the film was - IMO - a very dull experience in general. The scenes with Madredeus (except the musical playbacks) were actually agonizing. The old footage of the city was refreshing. Well, it's probably best consumed if born and raised elsewhere.
Flowdeeps
25May11
Saudade! I watched this film on one of the last nights I was living in Lisbon last year, told to watch it in fact by a crazy Italian 'lesbica', my housemate. Primarily set in Alfalma, the old Moorish district by the Sé on the Tejo, it's a wonderful fim about nothing. Filmed in '94 and set earlier than that it really shows how resistant the Portuguese capital is to change. My favourite part is the rickety 28 tram.
Atoms For Peace
29Dec10
I began to watch this film with low expectation but it finally turned out to be very good and a beautiful reflection about Cinema. All things considered, this film is one of Wenders' greatest.
Kolar
21Dec10
A declaration of love to Lisbon and the portugese cinema and culture. It is just beautiful!
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Lights in the Dusk
23Oct10
Part-travelogue/part-character study/part-film about filmmaking; uniting the two great avatars of Wenders' career and then having them engage in a metaphorical discussion about the future of cinema. Like most of Wenders' greatest work, the film is at its best when simply observing and documenting the actual spirit of the location, and playing it back through the melancholic perspective of his central characters.
