Do you know about the Carnation Revolution? Carnation Revolution broke out a gainst the Salazar dictatorship in Portugal April 25, 1974. This revolution resulted in fascist regimes for 40 years was the downfall by young officers of the Portuguese army arise a revolution. Even though this revolution was the coup, citizens agreed and bought a red carnation and then put on the rifle of a soldier. So red carnations became a symbol of non-violent revolution. Carnation Revolution called the most beautiful revolution in the history was set in Lisbon, Portugal. There are still remnants of this revolution that affects the lives of people in Lisbon. You can know vestige through movie, The night train to Lisbon. The plot of the film is like following.
One day, Raimund Gregorius, a Swiss professor of ancient languages was walking over a bridge in Bern and found out a young woman wearing a red coat standing on the railing, about to leap. He ran and pulled her down. He worried about her so he accompanied her to his work, the school. But she suddenly left the school in the middle of his class, leaving her coat. He checked her pockets for identification. All he found were a small book, a memoir of sorts, by Amadeu do Prado and a train ticket to Lisbon. He rode the train by impulsion. He set out for adventure in Lisbon, just depending on the book of the author, Amadeu do Prado. In the development of the movie story, He found out that Prado was physician from high society but protested the dictatorship of Salazar.
You may wonder why background of movie is Lisbon. Lisbon must be chosen to draw dreams, passion, love of the youth much more dramatical and beautiful by contrasting in that kinds of social background. The author, Prado and his friend Jorge, Estefânia were main members of Resistance and especially Estefânia was key person because she could remember everything which is needed for the revolution without any trace. Jorge and Estefânia were couple but she fell in love with Prado at first sight. Their effort to create a new world which free from oppression and dictatorship and even their mingled love seemed more beautiful. In this movie, Lisbon had sunny Mediterranean weather along all the story. This weather also made the atmosphere of Lisbon ardent, compared with Swiss where Gregorius lived in.
Lisbon must be chosen because it is hard to find non-violent revolution such as Carnation Revolution. Carnation Revolution itself was blood-less revolution but actually underneath there were people’s hurt, sacrifice, bloodshed. João, one of resistance, had disorder in his hand which caused by the secret police in order to protect Estefânia who is necessary for the revolution. An older, João is still living with life-long disabilities. This is the sign of violence left to the people behind a non-violent revolution. The woman who tried committing suicide in Switzerland was the granddaughter of the secret police. She found out that her grandfather was torture experts through the Prado’s book by chance. That’s why she attempted suicide feeling guilty. Director want to tell the influential history even after the revolution.
Gregorius felt Prado’s agony and passion that fulfills responsibility to history. He concerned about his own life learning from Prado’s life. People in that time lived a meaningful life with endless passion for justice. He asks to himself. “what about my life?” “what is my life?” “What should I do?” And how about you? How do we spend lives full of endless possibilities?
One day, Raimund Gregorius, a Swiss professor of ancient languages was walking over a bridge in Bern and found out a young woman wearing a red coat standing on the railing, about to leap. He ran and pulled her down. He worried about her so he accompanied her to his work, the school. But she suddenly left the school in the middle of his class, leaving her coat. He checked her pockets for identification. All he found were a small book, a memoir of sorts, by Amadeu do Prado and a train ticket to Lisbon. He rode the train by impulsion. He set out for adventure in Lisbon, just depending on the book of the author, Amadeu do Prado. In the development of the movie story, He found out that Prado was physician from high society but protested the dictatorship of Salazar.
You may wonder why background of movie is Lisbon. Lisbon must be chosen to draw dreams, passion, love of the youth much more dramatical and beautiful by contrasting in that kinds of social background. The author, Prado and his friend Jorge, Estefânia were main members of Resistance and especially Estefânia was key person because she could remember everything which is needed for the revolution without any trace. Jorge and Estefânia were couple but she fell in love with Prado at first sight. Their effort to create a new world which free from oppression and dictatorship and even their mingled love seemed more beautiful. In this movie, Lisbon had sunny Mediterranean weather along all the story. This weather also made the atmosphere of Lisbon ardent, compared with Swiss where Gregorius lived in.
Lisbon must be chosen because it is hard to find non-violent revolution such as Carnation Revolution. Carnation Revolution itself was blood-less revolution but actually underneath there were people’s hurt, sacrifice, bloodshed. João, one of resistance, had disorder in his hand which caused by the secret police in order to protect Estefânia who is necessary for the revolution. An older, João is still living with life-long disabilities. This is the sign of violence left to the people behind a non-violent revolution. The woman who tried committing suicide in Switzerland was the granddaughter of the secret police. She found out that her grandfather was torture experts through the Prado’s book by chance. That’s why she attempted suicide feeling guilty. Director want to tell the influential history even after the revolution.
Gregorius felt Prado’s agony and passion that fulfills responsibility to history. He concerned about his own life learning from Prado’s life. People in that time lived a meaningful life with endless passion for justice. He asks to himself. “what about my life?” “what is my life?” “What should I do?” And how about you? How do we spend lives full of endless possibilities?
