Show Me Lisbon

NR 51 min
The best way to discover a city is through its people Show Me Lisbon reveals the city as seen by thirteen locals or lisboetas who were either born there or moved there by choice and who are of different generations areas and backgrounds The result is a dynamic relaxed and realistic portrait of Lisbon that looks at themes such as what it means to be a lisboeta the light the river the food the sounds the history the ethnic mixes fado and the citys facades The artist Joana Vasconcelos the musician Rodrigo Leao the writer Richard Zenith the fado singer Carminho the street artist Vhils and the historian Jose Sarmento Matos alongside the knife sharpeners fishwives old ladies of Alfama and the festival singers who show the city as it is lived in its traditional quarters Show me Lisbon is the followup to Show me Rio and the second film in the Show me Cities series

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Original Language:English