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- 2013
- R
- Wrekin Hill Entertainment
- 1 h 51 m
- 2013
- R
- Wrekin Hill Entertainment
- 1 h 51 m
Summary Raimund Gregorius (Jeremy Irons), a Swiss Professor, abandons his lectures and buttoned-down life to embark on a thrilling adventure that will take him on a journey to the very heart of himself.
Directed By: Bille August
Written By: Greg Latter, Ulrich Herrmann, Pascal Mercier
- 2013
- R
- Wrekin Hill Entertainment
- 1 h 51 m
- 2013
- R
- Wrekin Hill Entertainment
- 1 h 51 m
Night Train to Lisbon
30
6.6
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Summary Raimund Gregorius (Jeremy Irons), a Swiss Professor, abandons his lectures and buttoned-down life to embark on a thrilling adventure that will take him on a journey to the very heart of himself.
Directed By: Bille August
Written By: Greg Latter, Ulrich Herrmann, Pascal Mercier
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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13% Positive
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25% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
63% Negative
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
30
13% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
25% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
63% Negative
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
An old fashioned romantic mystery that benefits from a wizened, much-honored cast and a still-exotic setting.
Gentle has its charms, and August's vision of the world, archaic though it may willingly be, is appealingly urbane .
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 13 User Ratings
6.6
62% Positive
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
23% Mixed
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15% Negative
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2 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 13 User Ratings
6.6
62% Positive
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
23% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
15% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
This film is gripping, nicely-paced, and lovely to look at. The shift between the earlier years and the present is skillfully executed, the two sets of actors excellent. I admired and enjoyed every aspect of the telling of this story. Jeremy Irons made the professor's uncharacteristic actions believable. I loved this one.
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Bloodless, far too genteel, and perfectly content to continually tell where a little showing would be nice; Night Train to Lisbon ends up a deeply unadventurous adventure story.
After barely stirring to life, Night Train to Lisbon mercifully expires.
Bille August's film is a protracted, soporific trip into Portuguese history that would like to be a romantic thriller.
Murder on the Orient Express, this ain’t.
Great film. It's an adventure on real life, an adult movie, in the sense teenagers will find nothing for them here, no boobs, no blood, no explosions. Very poetic with beautiful locations and historical insights into Portuguese dictatorship makes this an must watch if you're a mature, intelligent person.
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At first I thought this film had the potential to be really quite deep and indeed it is but its less compelling a watch than I suppose I'd hoped. There are certainly some good bits of dialogue and its fairly thought provoking but it was a bit too complicated for my personal taste. There are a number of sub-plots present but I didn't find myself feeling entirely engrossed or certainly on the edge of my seat regarding this title, which is a shame as the synopsis made this sound really quite appealing, as I say. I found particularly interesting the discussion about how bad potentially immortality would be, if we could attain it. Mortality and immortality is mentioned numerous times. There is a pretty decent sense of mystery and perhaps of intrigue at times but it still didn't entirely 'reel me in' so to speak, although I wouldn't say its a really bad film. I hear the book this film us based on is very good and that this film wasn't a great adaptation, which makes me think perhaps (given I'm an (ocassional/casual) bookworm as well as a film fan) I ought to give the book a read. Jeremy Irons gives a reasonable performance as the main character, Raimund Gregorius, although I wouldn't say the performance is especially memorable and his character hardly has the sor tof majestic look or feel I may expect of someone with such a name but there you go(!).
Its a reasonably thoughtful film and its certainly not unwatchable. Its ok. There are better films that explore such deep issues as mortality and the impact of encounters on your self but it doesn't quite hit the mark I'd perhaps hoped, being a little convoluted. Its a reasonable watch but no more - one with a frustrating ending too and so overall I don't think I would recommend it as such, no. Perhaps I didn't pay enough attention to it (which would, of course, be my fault(?), to follow it as I should have and if I had maybe I'd feel differently, I'm not 100% sure but what else can I say?. I can't say more than that, surely.
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Production Company
Studio Hamburg Filmproduktion,
C-Films AG,
PalmStar Media,
Efish Entertainment,
Cinemate,
Greyhound,
K5 Film,
K5 International,
Tele München Fernseh Produktionsgesellschaft (TMG)
Release Date Dec 6, 2013
Duration 1 h 51 m
Rating R
Tagline Your life can change in an instant.
Awards
Portuguese Film Academy Sophia Awards
• 3 Wins & 6 Nominations
