The Portuguese colony of Macao in the 19th century. Mr. Clay is a very rich merchant and the subject of town gossip. He has spent many years in China and is now quite old. He likes his clerk Levinsky to read the company's accounts to him at night for relaxation. Tonight Mr. Clay recounts a true story he heard years before about .. Read more
| Starring | Orson Welles, Jeanne Moreau, Roger Coggio |
|---|---|
| Director | Orson Welles |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
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The Portuguese colony of Macao in the 19th century. Mr. Clay is a very rich merchant and the subject of town gossip. He has spent many years in China and is now quite old. He likes his clerk Levinsky to read the company's accounts to him at night for relaxation. Tonight Mr. Clay recounts a true story he heard years before about a rich man who paid a poor sailor 5 guineas to father a child with his beautiful young wife. Levinsky says that's a popular old sailor's legend and not true. Mr. Clay has no heir for his fortune and no wife either. He resolves to make the story true... Levinsky approaches Virginie, another clerk's mistress, and strikes a bargain for 300 guineas. Now to find the sailor...
| Starring | Orson Welles, Jeanne Moreau, Roger Coggio |
|---|---|
| Director | Orson Welles |
| Original title | Une histoire immortelle |
| Run time | DVD: 58 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1968 To Rent: DVD: not available |
Though shot for television on a low budget, this is a sumptuous experience, a fairytale-like story, taken from Isak... read more on Time Out
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