Lisbon Story (1994 film)
- Rüdiger Vogler: Phillip Winter
- Patrick Bauchau: Friedrich Monroe
- Teresa Salgueiro: Teresa
- Madredeus: Madredeus
- Manoel de Oliveira: Guest appearance as himself
Lisbon Story is a feature film by the German director Wim Wenders in 1994.
Action
The sound engineer Philipp Winterberg follows the cry for help of his friend, director Friedrich Monroe to Lisbon. Locally, however, he does not hit Monroe, but many traces and mysterious hints of him. Looking for Monroe cover winter friendships, discovered the city in a very personal way, and falls for her.
Reception
The film is a tribute to the city Lisbon, during their year as European Capital of Culture in 1994, but also to the cinema to its hundredth birthday. The old masters of European art cinema, Manoel de Oliveira, Wenders honors here with a guest appearance as himself Wenders also plays on his film The state of things in which he turned here in 1981. So again plays Patrick Bauchau the director, and his name (" Monroe " ) is a reference to 1981, where he was called " Munro ".
The film captures the charm of the narrow streets in the old quarters of Lisbon, and makes do without clichés. He has beautiful photographs of the city, through subtle sense of humor and a calm, warm and poetic atmosphere. It gives the spectator the mystery of Friedrich Monroe and his film project track, as is the budding romance between Phillip and Teresa Salgueiro winter, the enchanting singer of Madredeus. Their exclusive movie music made the group internationally known, and came under the title Ainda (Portuguese for " still " ) in various European countries into the charts, also in Germany. In brief supporting roles the actor Portuguese Henrique Canto e Castro as a hairdresser, and film director João Canijo occur as a Little Rascal. The later director Marco Martins was an assistant with the shooting.
" Wim Wenders' short but delightful Portugal -Trip is one of the best films of the year, with the most expressive film music for years ( Madredeus ) and the most successful sound design since Altman and Fassbinder. "
Awards
In 1996, the film was nominated for the German Film Award. That same year, Wim Wenders was nominated for the Italian Nastro d' Argento Best Director of a foreign film.