Night train to Lisbon (2013)

	Also Known As: Nachtzug nach Lissabon
	Year of first release: 2013
	Director: Bille August
	Actors: Jeremy Irons, Martina Gedeck, Jack Huston, Mélanie Laurent, August Diehl
	Country: D, CH, P
	Genre: Thriller, Romance
	Conditions of visioning: 10.03.2013, Schauburg, OV
Synopsis: 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 author, a doctor and poet who fought against Portuguese dictator Antonio de Oliveira Salazar.
Review: I like a lot the plot. A guy moved by a book decides to change his life to know more about it. It is like falling in love. And then, the history of Portugal is shown in the feelings of its people. The veterans still afraid of speaking about what they have seen. The rebels also moved by their love feelings. This reminds me the story of my parents. It is also the first time that the Portuguese history is shown on screen also. Or I may have missed something. This is usefull for the people to work on the rememberance and on the justice, in order to move on with real freedom. My rating may be therefore high. The alternance of scenes on Portuguese dictature time and on current time is well cut, so that something remains open everytime and holds the breath of the viewer. The acting of Martina Gedeck, Jack Huston, August Diehl and Mélanie Laurent are great. Mélanie Laurent is barely to recognize. I did not read the book before, but this makes me wanting to read it, even if I heard a lot of bad about it.
Rating: 8 /10