After flunking in medical school, the young and bohemian Vasco need to trick his aunts, the main financers of his studies, preventing them to know that he is not a doctor..
Should you watch it? If you're into vintage cinema that smells like old theater seats and earnest acting, you’ll probably have a good time with A Canção de Lisboa. It’s light, it’s breezy, and it’s surprisingly persistent for a movie from 1933. If you get bored when people talk for ten minutes straight without an explo...
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José Cottinelli Telmo
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"Should you watch it? If you're into vintage cinema that smells like old theater seats and earnest acting, you’ll probably have a good time with A Canção de Lisboa. It’s light, it’s breezy, and it’s surprisingly persistent for a movie from 1933. If you get bored when people talk for ten minutes straight without an explosion or a car chase, you’re going to hate this. It’s not for the impatient, but it sure is cozy. Vasco Santana is the guy who carries this whole thing. He’s got that specific kind..."
Manuel Santos Carvalho
José Galhardo, José Cottinelli Telmo
Portugal
1920 · IMDb 6.7
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