Review of Mysteries of Lisbon (2010) by Michael H — 05 Jan 2012
A well made movie piecing together the linking puzzle pieces of various lives (mostly aristocratic) in 19th Century Europe. It's lovely, often dark (in mood, not in luminescence), well acted, with subtle dynamism to the cinematography. The unremarked-upon device of on screen observers watching the primary players through doorways and windows and listening from around corners is intriguing.
Unfortunately, it's too easy to lose track of the players and I was left with too many puzzle pieces missing. At four and a half hours a movie really needs to be more than the sum of its parts and "Mysteries of Lisbon", as good as the parts were, did not assemble those parts into a superior whole.
This review of Mysteries of Lisbon (2010) was written by Michael H on 05 Jan 2012.
Mysteries of Lisbon has generally received positive reviews.
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