In the White City

★★★★★

Original title: Dans la ville blanche · Turkish title: Beyaz Kentte

1983 · 1 h 48 min

Directed by Alain Tanner

Drama

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Cast

Bruno Ganz

Plot

A film shot in Lisbon. Known in French as Dans la ville blanche.

Sinekatalog’s take

Alain Tanner's drifting film follows a Swiss sailor who jumps ship in Lisbon and falls into the city's quiet light and a love affair. Bruno Ganz is lovely in a lyrical, melancholy and finely observed travel-poem.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (1,628 votes)
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