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Heady travelogue spans time and experience

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Telmo Churro

Maureen Fazendeiro

Miguel Gomes

Edward, civil servant, flees fiancée Molly on their wedding day in Rangoon, 1917. His travels replace panic with melancholy. Molly, set on marriage, amused by his escape, trails him across Asia.

Grand Tour

Portuguese filmmaker Miguel Gomes&apos; (TABU) latest cinefile creation was a Cannes Winner for Direction and that country&apos;s official Oscar submission.

It&apos;s a heady combination of travelogue and dual personal journeys. We are told by narration that in 1918 Edward (Goncalo Waddington) escapes from his fiancee Molly (Crista Alfiate) and embarks on a &apos;Grand Tour&apos; of Asia (Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, The Philippines, Japan and China). The location footage is clearly of the present day, which emphasizes the transitory nature of time and experience. There are separate narrators for each of the five countries. The audience doesn&apos;t see Molly until past the halfway point in the film as she traces Edward&apos;s travel paths.

It&apos;s a visually dense production, shot on 16mm and primarily in Black &amp; White. The story is spare and largely secondary to the sensory experience. Waddington&apos;s Edward is quiet and taciturn. Alfiate is quite the opposite, vivacious with a distinctive laugh/chorttle.

Gomes&apos; film isn&apos;t out for any grand statements, but if one can give themselves over to his leisurely vision, it&apos;s one to savour.

Official Trailer

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Portuguese filmmaker Miguel Gomes' (TABU) latest cinefile creation was a Cannes Winner for Direction and that country's official Oscar submission.

It's a heady combination of travelogue and dual personal journeys. We are told by narration that in 1918 Edward (Goncalo Waddington) escapes from his fiancee Molly (Crista Alfiate) and embarks on a 'Grand Tour' of Asia (Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, The Philippines, Japan and China). The location footage is clearly of the present day, which emphasizes the transitory nature of time and experience. There are separate narrators for each of the five countries. The audience doesn't see Molly until past the halfway point in the film as she traces Edward's travel paths.

It's a visually dense production, shot on 16mm and primarily in Black & White. The story is spare and largely secondary to the sensory experience. Waddington's Edward is quiet and taciturn. Alfiate is quite the opposite, vivacious with a distinctive laugh/chorttle.

Gomes' film isn't out for any grand statements, but if one can give themselves over to his leisurely vision, it's one to savour.

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