The Immortal Story

The Immortal Story

1968 · 58 min · EN · 7.1 (99 votes)
Dir. Orson Welles · Starring Jeanne Moreau, Orson Welles, Roger Coggio, Norman Eshley, Fernando Rey
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An aged, wealthy trader plots with his servant to recreate a maritime tall tale, using a local woman and an unknown sailor as actors.

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A wistful, romantic journey through memory and myth. It feels like a faded photograph, a whispered legend of love found and lost against the vast, indifferent sea. A quiet, melancholic meditation on the stories we tell ourselves.

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prostitutelegendsexual fantasysailorreenactmentmerchantmacauindecent proposalunconventional arrangementmaritime history
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