No backdrop available
No poster

Nord Express

1990

Overview

In 1896 Georges Nagelmackers launched the Nord Express from Paris to St Petersburg. In 1990 the film rides the 47 hours from Paris to Moscow, in a time of upheaval: in Paris railwaymen lay the new TGV lines, in Berlin the Wall is crumbling, and at Brest, on the Soviet border, the carriages are moved onto broad-gauge bogies. Galina, the sleeping-car attendant, makes tea. In the corridor Theodore, a student, looks out over the curtain. In West Berlin the painter Ben Wagin doubts we will ever go any faster.

Details

Status
Released
Release date
January 1, 1990
Original language
French
Spoken languages
French, German, Polish, Russian
Countries
Belgium, France
Director
Rob Rombout
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
Nord Express (1990) | Kinocult