Germany / Feb 26, 1983 / Berlin International Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Fed up with the sea, Paul, a Swiss mechanic working in the noisy bowels of a merchant ship, lands in Lisbon.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Lídia Franco | Woman at Bar |
| Pedro Efe | Rosa's Friend |
| Cecília Guimarães | Woman on Train |
| Joana Vicente | Girl on Train |
| Paulo Branco | Man at Train Station (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Dans la ville blanche |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | English, Français, Deutsch, Italiano, Português |
| Production countries | Portugal, Switzerland |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Filmograph, Metro Filmes |
| Release date | 11 marzo 1983 |
| Executive producer | Paulo Branco, Alain Tanner |
| Production | Alain Tanner, António Vaz da Silva, Paulo Branco |
| Writer | Alain Tanner |
| Editing | Laurent Uhler, Micheline Danielewicz |
| Cinematography | Acácio de Almeida, Gabriel Lopes, Joaquim Amaral, Mário Castanheira, André Pinkus |
| Assistant directors | João Canijo, José Maria Vaz da Silva, António Gonçalo, Christiane Chenevière, Jean-Louis Porchet, João Pedro Ruivo, Alain Tanner, Sophie Enderlin |
| Lighting | Jorge Caldas, Benjamin Lehmann |
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| Camera operators | Gabriel Lopes, Joaquim Amaral, Mário Castanheira, André Pinkus, Acácio de Almeida |
| Additional photography | Gabriel Lopes, Joaquim Amaral, Mário Castanheira, André Pinkus, Acácio de Almeida |
| Production design | Maria José Branco |
| Art direction | Maria José Branco |
| Set decoration | Maria José Branco |
| Music | Jean-Luc Barbier, Laurent Barbey, Jean-Paul Mugel |
| Sound | Laurent Barbey, Jean-Paul Mugel, Jean-Luc Barbier |
Release dates
Premiere
Switzerland / Aug 08, 1983 / Locarno Film Festival
United States / Sep 26, 1983 / New York Film Festival
Greece / Jan 27, 2021 / Greek Film Archive
Limited release
Czechia / Jan 25, 1998 / 15+
Theatrical release
Switzerland / Mar 11, 1983
France / Apr 20, 1983
Portugal / Apr 21, 1983
Germany / Apr 29, 1983
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Netherlands / Jan 26, 1984
Sweden / Aug 10, 1984
United States / Aug 24, 1984
Hungary / Feb 07, 1985
Japan / Feb 01, 1986
Physical media
France / Jul 24, 2012 / DVD
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