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.
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Rob Rombout Director · Christian Janssens Writer Piotr Hertel Composer
First release January 1, 1990 · Produced in Belgium, France · Languages French, German, Polish, Russian
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Paradise Films
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Triangle7
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RTBF
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Centre International de Création Vidéo Montbéliard Belfort
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Wallonie Image Production
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Belgium · France
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Original language
French
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French · German · Polish · Russian
Release dates
Brazil · January 1, 1990
Premiere · Videobrasil, São Paulo; year only
No release date listed for United States.
Netherlands
January 1, 1990 · Premiere · World Wide Video Festival, The Hague; year only
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