''In the White City'' (french: Dans la ville blanche) is a 1983 Swiss
drama film
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directed by
Alain Tanner. It was entered into the
33rd Berlin International Film Festival
The 33rd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 18 February to 1 March 1983. The festival opened with the out of competition film, '' Tootsie'' by Sydney Pollack.
The Golden Bear was awarded to the British film '' Ascendancy'' ...
.
The film was selected as the Swiss entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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at the
56th Academy Awards
The 56th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 1983 and took place on April 9, 1984, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, beginning at 6:00 p. ...
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Synopsis
Paul, a mechanic on an oil tanker, settles in a small bar-hotel during a stopover in
Lisbon. He sends
8mm films and letters about his travels to his girlfriend, Élisa, who stays in
Switzerland. He encounters a pretty waitress at a bar, Rosa, and they quickly become lovers. Paul continues to write to Élisa describing the whiteness of the city. He meanders through Lisbon where his purpose in life appears to become directionless and he eventually loses contact with Rosa.
Cast
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Bruno Ganz
Bruno Ganz (; 22 March 1941 – 16 February 2019) was a Swiss actor whose career in German stage, television and film productions spanned nearly 60 years. He was known for his collaborations with the directors Werner Herzog, Éric Rohmer, Franc ...
as Paul
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Teresa Madruga
Teresa Madruga (born 18 March 1953) is a Portuguese actress. She has appeared in 71 films and television shows since 1977. She starred in the 1983 film ''In the White City'', which was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival.
S ...
as Rosa
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Julia Vonderlinn as Élisa / The Swiss woman
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José Carvalho as Le patron
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Francisco Baião as Le voleur au couteau
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José Wallenstein
José Wallenstein (born 18 October 1959) is a Portuguese actor. He appeared in more than ninety films since 1981.
Selected filmography
References
External links
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1959 births
Living people
Male ac ...
as L'autre voleur
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Victor Costa
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as Le garçon du bar
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Lídia Franco as La fille du bar
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Pedro Efe as L'ami dans la taverne
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Cecília Guimarães as La dame du train
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Joana Vicente as La jeune fille du train
See also
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References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:In The White City
1983 films
1983 drama films
Swiss drama films
1980s French-language films
1980s German-language films
1980s Portuguese-language films
Films directed by Alain Tanner
Films produced by Paulo Branco
Films set in Lisbon
1983 multilingual films
Swiss multilingual films