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In the White City (1983) (Dans la ville blanche)

Directed by


Starring
Bruno Ganz Bruno Ganz
Paul
Julia Vonderlinn Julia Vonderlinn
Élisa / The Swiss woman


Written by
Alain Tanner Alain Tanner
writer


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Description: In the White City (French: Dans la ville blanche) is a 1983 Swiss drama film directed by Alain Tanner. It was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival. The film was selected as the Swiss entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 56th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. A Swiss sailor jumps ship in Lisbon, tired of the noisy engine room, the ship "a floating factory of crazy people." He rents a room and does little. He writes letters to his lover, describing the whiteness of the city, the solitude and the silence. He sends his love and emptiness; she replies with love and confusio ... (more)
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