It is about a swiss professor who chances upon the start of a journey to discover himself and a thrilling story about. Raimund gregorius jeremy irons is a latin teacher from berne. In a world filled with bad novels, really bad novels, and experimental neononpostnovels, its a treat to find a good, oldfashioned literate novel, one with layers of thought expressed in clear but evocative prose. By sleeping on the train, youll save the cost of a hotel for one night, and you wont waste your daylight vacation hours at an airport. Night train to lisbon is a handsomely crafted, wellacted love story within a love story, even if it doesnt engage as much as it should. Filming has begun, in bern, switzerland, on jeremys latest film night train to lisbon. Jeremy plays raimund gregorius, the main character from the novel by pascal mercier. Oct 15, 2008 but what night train to lisbon really suggests is roads to freedom, jeanpaul sartres breathless trilogy about identitymaking. While deeply unfashionable, night train to lisbon s oldschool, historically aware melodrama seduces during some compelling stretches, and reasserts august as a filmmaker of real ability. Berlin every car is a sleeper on the stunningly tedious night train to lisbon, a load of old windbaggery in which people keep remarking what a. There is a sort of detective narrative at its centre. Night train to lisbon is a movie with a tedious beginning, when the lead character leaves his students in their classroom and travels to lisbon in a senseless situation. Night train to lisbon is a film directed by bille august with jeremy irons, jack huston, christopher lee, melanie laurent, year.
As he leafs through it, a train ticket to lisbon, portugal falls out. Your own sleeper compartment, the couchette car for use by your group or an inexpensive single berth in a multiberth compartment or the seated. Director bille august pelle the conqueror gives his. All background information on the new upcoming film night train to lisbon, including trailer, cast, photos and directors notes. I have read about shady sites selling tickets for these overnight train rides, yet when i come across a decent site, i. At the village east, 12th street and second avenue. Based on the novel by pascal mercier, night train to lisbon is one of the most moving and finely crafted cinema experiences you will have this year. This might be more suited to a sunday afternoon tv slot, but i have a soft spot for.
Dec 03, 20 raimund gregorius jeremy irons is a latin teacher from berne. Where was filmed movie night train to lisbon, cast jeremy irons, jack huston, charlotte rampling, melanie laurent. Terms of activation by activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as the tv connected to your settop dvr via comcasts network. The story involves a teacher jeremy irons suddenly abandoning his teaching career after saving a mysterious young woman from suicide. From 19 march the team will be filming in lisbon, told lusa portuguese coproducer, paul trancoso. Night train to lisbon 20 a remarkable movie, with shades of magic and threads of a true national angst still resolving in contemporary portugal. I just returned from a visit there and can sense some vestige of another era in the buildings, but not in the people. Eurail pass holders pay a reduced supplement for the night accommodation on lusitania trains.
Only when you are lost can you truly find yourself. Filmaffinity is a movie recommendation site based on the concept of movie soulmates. Night train to lisbon centres on a high school classics teacher from berne who has spent almost his entire life first as a pupil, then as a teacher at the same school in berne. He is determined to find out more about this writer who appears to have been obsessed by the very same questions. Prices for eurail pass holders per nightsingle journey in euro category price.
A pleasant alternative worth considering is the lisbon madrid or madrid lisbon night train especially if youre traveling with a eurail or interrail pass, which provide substantial discounts for passholders. Confused and doubtful, raimund rushes to the station, but the woman is nowhere in sight. Lisbon madrid night train lisbon forum tripadvisor. Mar 08, 20 night train to lisbon soundtrack from 20, composed by annette focks. Prado is a serious thinker whose active mind becomes evident in a series of his notes. Night train to lisbon is released in uk cinemas on friday 24 th october. Raimund gregorius, having saved a beautiful portuguese woman from leaping to her death, stumbles upon a mesmerizing book by a portuguese author, which compels him to suddenly abandon the boring life he has led for years and to embark on an enthralling adventure. Lisbon is the ideal autumn weekend city break destination for uk holidaymakers. Night train to lisbon theme song and quotes for the dreamers, my alltime favourite book duration. John leonard,harpers magazine celebrates the beauty and allure of language. Image gallery for night train to lisbon filmaffinity. The danish filmmaker begins tomorrow in bern, switzerland, shooting the film night train to lisbon.
While deeply unfashionable, night train to lisbons oldschool, historically aware melodrama seduces during some compelling stretches, and reasserts august as a filmmaker of real ability. Swiss professor raimund gregorius jeremy irons abandons his lectures and buttoneddown life to embark on a thrilling adventure that will take him on a journey to the very heart of himself. About an aging swiss professor of classical languages who, after a chance encounter with a portuguese woman, quits his job and travels to lisbon in the hope of discovering the fate of a certain. Mar 21, 2012 night train to lisbon, a film based on the bestselling novel by pascal mercier, by bille august starring jeremy irons, melanie laurent, jack huston, martina gedeck, august diehl, bruno ganz, lena olin, with christopher lee and charlotte rampling, a production of studio hamburg filmproduktion and cfilms ag in coproduction with cfilms deutschland, cinemate sa and tmg tele.
Jan 01, 2008 erdrich reveals thomas character at night when hes alone. Scroll down for the gallery photos and more articles about the filming. Yes you do need to pay the extra for the cabin with bed. Nov 25, 20 based on the novel by pascal mercier, night train to lisbon is one of the most moving and finely crafted cinema experiences you will have this year. Thats the way it works the interrail ou eurorail passes. She disappears leaving only her jacket with a book in its pocket and a ticket to. We found subtitles for the program night train to lisbon. Its a riveting story of love and rebellion again dictatorship. We are an independent movie lovers club worldwide with 646. First one by night train from lisbon to madrid or irun. We would like to find a way to travel to madrid on the friday night that well be in portugal. Night train to lisbon is a philosophical novel by swiss writer pascal mercier.
Raimunds life is turned upside down when he saves a mysterious young woman from killing herself by jumping off a. Based on the 2004 novel night train to lisbon by pascal mercier and written by greg latter and ulrich herrmann, the film is about a swiss teacher who saves the life of a woman and then abandons his teaching career and reserved life to embark on a thrilling. Night train to lisbon is based on literature, which is a sure sign that it is cultural, but it feels as though it was put together by a cultural committee showing off its good taste. Based on the 2004 novel night train to lisbon by pascal mercier and written by greg latter and ulrich herrmann, the film is about a swiss teacher who saves the life of a woman and then abandons his teaching career and reserved life to embark on a thrilling intellectual adventure that takes him on a journey to the very heart of himself. To travel by train from lisbon in portugal to salamanca in spain, you have three options. Night train to lisbon is a haunting tale of a contrasting boring life story of man who by chance crosses paths with the past and three vital lives. John leonard, harpers magazine celebrates the beauty and allure of language.
Released by alhambra in 20 containing music from night train to lisbon 20. Movie was filmed in 20, countries of filming locations are germany, portugal, switzerland. Raimund gregorius and mariana are heading to visit her uncle joao eca. Overnight train lisbon to madrid madrid forum tripadvisor. I have read about shady sites selling tickets for these overnight train rides, yet when i come across a decent site, i get a message saying to try reserving another night. Filming locations of night train to lisbon the bridge in. About an aging swiss professor of classical languages who, after a chance encounter with a portuguese woman, quits his job and travels to lisbon in the hope of discovering the fate of a. Shooting of the film night train to lisbon in lisbon. A title like night train to lisbon might conjure up romantic visions of suspense, espionage, danger and intrigue along the lines of patricia highsmiths strangers on a train, graham greenes stamboul train, agatha christies murder on the orient express and other titles that have cemented the lure of trains in the literary imagination.
Night train to lisbon is a 20 internationally coproduced englishlanguage drama film directed by bille august and starring jeremy irons. Raimunds life is turned upside down when he saves a mysterious young woman from killing herself by jumping off a bridge. Many people opt to just book a flight for 20 from lisbon to madrid and. With jeremy irons, melanie laurent, jack huston, martina gedeck. The story has a wonderful rhythm that captivate the attention and interest of the viewer. Filmaffinity is a movie recommendation site based on the. Nicholas breyner, adriano luz, beatriz batarda, philip vargas and director joaquim leitao are some of the portuguese players entering the fime. Night train to lisbon though not quite a train wreck the tech package is pedestrian rather than bad, bille augusts night train to lisbon feels like a relic of the good ol europudding days.
Night train to lisbon follows raimund gregorius, a 57yearold classics scholar, on a journey that takes him across europe. Gregorius acquires the rare volume, ponders its contents and travels to lisbon to research the life of its vanished author. Jeremy irons melanie laurent jack huston 2014 swiss professor raimund gregorius abandons his life to embark on a thrilling adventure. Night train from lisbon to madrid renfe, algeciras. This might be more suited to a sunday afternoon tv slot, but i. In night train to lisbon, pascal mercier has written originally, in german the kind of novel i like to read.
Swiss professor raimund gregorius jeremy irons abandons his lectures and buttoneddown life to embark on a thrilling adventure that will take him on a. The city is less than a three hour flight from london and tap portugal, easyjet, ba and ryanair. And third one by bus in the south from faro to seville. With lusitania, you sleep as you travel and reach your destination rested and refreshed. Raimund gregorius is a legendary and nearinfallible figure in that small world, dedicated entirely to his work, interested only in his greek and latin and hebrew. Martina gedeck, jack huston, melanie laurent, jeremy irons. Feb, 20 berlin every car is a sleeper on the stunningly tedious night train to lisbon, a load of old windbaggery in which people keep remarking what a fascinating story is being told, yet they fail to.
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