''The Sailor from Gibraltar'' is a 1967 British romantic drama film directed by

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and starring Jeanne Moreau,

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and

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. The screenplay concerns a mysterious woman who wanders the globe, searching for a sailor she knew many years earlier, unwittingly attracting others to her and her strange quest.

Plot

Alan, after quarreling with his girlfriend Sheila, becomes to be intrigued by Anna, a mysterious widow who's searching a sailor known many years before, based on the novel Le marin du Gibraltar by Marguerite Duras.

Cast

* Jeanne Moreau - Anna *

- Alan *

- Sheila *

- Louis de Mozambique *

- Llewellyn *

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- Noori *

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- Postcard Vendor

Critical reception

'' Time Out'' commended Raoul Coutard's camerawork, but dismissed the film as "Highfalutin nonsense"; whereas Derek Winnert found it "well-intentioned, weird, arty stuff in the style of the time. Director Tony Richardson turns it into a smart, interesting film that’s always intriguing even if it is not entirely a success."

References

External links

* 1967 films 1967 drama films British drama films Films based on French novels Films based on works by Marguerite Duras Films directed by Tony Richardson 1960s English-language films 1960s British films {{1960s-UK-film-stub