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A Talking Picture is a portugais film of genre Drama directed by Manoel de Oliveira released in USA on 17 december 2004 with Catherine Deneuve
A Talking Picture (2003)
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Add to a movie listA Talking Picture (Portuguese: Um Filme Falado) is a 2003 Portuguese film written and directed by Manoel de Oliveira. It stars Catherine Deneuve, John Malkovich, Irene Papas, Stefania Sandrelli and Leonor Silveira.
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It is set in July 2001. Rosa Maria (Leonor Silveira), a university teacher, takes her little daughter Maria Joana on a cruise from their home country of Portugal to Bombay, India, to see Rosa's husband who is an airplane pilot. Her motive is to visit the birthplaces of civilisation. At each port, a new person boards the ship. A famous businesswoman (Catherine Deneuve) boards in France, a famous model (Stefania Sandrelli) in Italy, and a famous actress (Irene Papas) in Athens. The captain of the ship (John Malkovich) invites the three distinguished women to dinner at his table, and they all speak in their own languages for the better part of the conversation. Later in the movie, Maria Joana and Rosa Maria are also invited to his table, where the captain presents the child with a gift.Actors
Catherine Deneuve
(Delfina)
John Malkovich
(Comandante John Walesa)
Leonor Silveira
(Rosa Maria)
Irène Papas
(Helena)
Stefania Sandrelli
(Francesca)
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