In the White City Page #4

Synopsis: A Swiss sailor jumps ship in Lisbon, tired of the noisy engine room, the ship "a floating factory of crazy people." He rents a room and does little. He writes letters to his lover, describing the whiteness of the city, the solitude and the silence. He sends his love and emptiness; she replies with love and confusion. He sends movies from his 8mm camera. Then he becomes friendly with Rosa, a chambermaid, and soon it's a love affair. He continues to send letters and movies home. His Swiss lover is hurt and angry; she sends an ultimatum.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Alain Tanner
  2 wins & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
7.5
Year:
1983
108 min
24 Views


- What could I do with that?

- I don't know.

Will you buy this?

This is German,

and this is Japanese, they're good.

They fit in your pocket.

Great, ha?

- How much do you want?

- Five thousand.

It's not bad.

All right, yes.

People are weird,

but that's life.

Do you have some paper, please?

- Paper?

- Writing paper.

- Big or small?

- Big.

A pen?

A pen?

- A fountain pen?

- Yes.

Thank you.

- A post office?

- Down there.

- Down there?

- At the bottom of the stairs.

Thank you.

I'm going to emerge...

to the surface...

again.

Stop.

Rosa...

is gone.

I don't have a clue...

where to.

Stop.

The only country...

I really love...

is the sea.

Stop.

I love it.

Stop.

I love you.

I embrace you tenderly.

A woman's body is too wide.

Stop.

So there'll be a war between us.

Stop.

Memory...

and oblivion come from one single source.

Women are too beautiful.

Stop.

Trains are not in time.

I don't know more than I used to.

Stop.

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Alain Tanner

Alain Tanner (born 6 December 1929) is a Swiss film director. more…

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