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Night Train to Lisbon (2013)
Only when you are lost can you truly find yourself
Filmmaker(s): Bille August

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. In search of the author, Gregorius acts as detective, pulling together pieces of a puzzle that involves political and emotional intrigue and the highest possible stakes. His voyage is one that transcends time and space, delving into the realms of history, medicine and love, all in search of true meaning to his life.

Authorship did not work for me, and I would like to discover and report why. It is a film adapted from a successful book, in which (another) book is the primary agent. Both the outer and inner books are deeply philosophical, abstracting themes about life that...


Published December 24, 2024
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Smilla’s Sense of Snow (1997)
Some Tracks Should Never Be Uncovered.
Filmmaker(s): Bille August

Smilla Jaspersen, half Danish, half Greenlander, attempts to understand the death of a small boy who falls from the roof of her apartment building. Suspecting wrongdoing, Smilla uncovers a trail of clues leading towards a secretive corporation that has made several mysterious expeditions to Greenland. Scenes from the film were shot in Copenhagen and western Greenland. The film was entered into the 47th Berlin International Film Festival, where director Bille August was nominated for the Golden Bear.

Snow Job is a replacement comment, the original having been removed because of a complaint. One of the reasons for leaving IMDB and setting up this site is because possibly over a thousand of my comments were lost because some fundamentalist warrior took it on...


Published December 24, 2024
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