Night Train to Lisbon (2013)
Figures
Characters
- The character of Mariana, the ophthalmologist
Objects & symbols
- The recurring visual motif of Lisbon's yellow trams
Form & technique
- The opening scene on the Kornhausbrücke bridge
- The use of voice-over from Amadeu's book, read by Gregorius
Tropes
- Raimund Gregorius's journey as a literalization of reading
- The love triangle between Amadeu, Jorge, and Estefânia in the flashbacks
- Raimund Gregorius's persona as an intellectual outsider in Lisbon