Night Train to Lisbon
(2013)
Directed by Bille
August this film based on the novel of the same name stars Jeremy
Irons, Melanie Laurent, Jack Huston and Martina Gedeck. A professor
in Switzerland saves a young woman from killing herself but she
disappears leaving him with only a book and a train ticket to Lisbon
as a means to find her.
While this film does
suffer a little from the common problems of translating a novel to
the screen it is still a decent watch. Delving into the subject of
Portugal under dictatorship provides a rarely seen subject matter in
English language cinema. There is a great cast right down to the
small parts which the film is worth watching for alone.
3/5
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