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In the White City
In the White City
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305 Ratings

IN THE WHITE CITY

Dans la ville blanche

Directed by Alain Tanner
Portugal, Switzerland, 1983
Drama

Synopsis

A Swiss sailor jumps ship in Lisbon, tired of the noisy engine room, the ship. He rents a room and does little. He writes letters to his lover, describing the whiteness of the city, the solitude and the silence. He sends his love and emptiness; she replies with love and confusion.

Synopsis

A Swiss sailor jumps ship in Lisbon, tired of the noisy engine room, the ship. He rents a room and does little. He writes letters to his lover, describing the whiteness of the city, the solitude and the silence. He sends his love and emptiness; she replies with love and confusion.