TALKING PICTURE (DVD/LTBX 1.85/ENG-SUB) DVD

A Talking Picture
Elder statesman of Portuguese filmmaking Manoel de Oliveira directs the dialogue-driven drama A Talking Picture. Starting in Lisbon, the film involves a Mediterranean cruise with mother Rosa Maria (Leonor Silveira) and daughter Maria Joana (Filipa de Almedia). From France to Turkey, the tourists travel to various stops as Rosa Maria talks to her daughter about world history. Several international stars show up in cameo roles, including John Malkovich, Irene Papas, Catherine Deneuve, and Stefania Sandrelli -- each speaking in his or her native language. A Talking Picture was shown in competition at the 2003 Venice Film Festival. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide

Cast Leonor Silveira as Rosa Maria Filipa de Almeida as Maria Joana John Malkovich as Comandante John Walesa Irene Papas as Helena Catherine Deneuve as Delphine Stefania Sandrelli as Francesca Luis Miguel Cintra as Actor Portugujs

Crew Isabel Branco - Costume Designer Manoel de Oliveira - Director Valerie Loiseleux - Editor Ze Branco - Production Designer Emmanuel Machuel - Cinematographer Paulo Branco - Producer Philippe Morel - Sound/Sound Designer Manoel de Oliveira - Screenwriter

A Talking Picture
(not reviewed)
 

Venice International Film Festival, SIGNIS Film Award (winner)

General Specifications: Language Options: Por, French Subtitle Options: English Sound Processing: DD2: Dolby Digital Stereo Additional Features: "Manoel de Oliveira: A Career" an essay by Richard Peņa, program director, Film Society of Lincoln Center and associate professor of Film Studies, Columbia University Trailer Stills gallery A Manoel de Oliveira filmography Optional English subtitles Enhanced for 16x9 TVs DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1: Theatre Wide-Screen MPAA Rating: DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: Content Length: 93 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 1. Anchors Away [6:20] 2. Marseille [7:35] 3. Pompeii [4:54] 4. Acropolis [10:31] 5. Not Constantinople [7:49] 6. Egypt [7:58] 7. Rich & Famous [13:48] 8. Babble [6:07] 9. Declined [5:42] 10. Greek to Me [7:17] 11. Helena [6:28] 12. Girl Interrupted [6:12]