简介：Caleidoscopeofdocumentary-likescenesandre-enactedepisodesofadayinthelifeofalargeporttown-Lisbon,fromtheolddistrictaroundSaintGeorge'sCastledowntothedocksandthe'Sagres'ontheTagusriver,tothenewcommercialdistricts. ...withthesunbathingthecity,andmarkingtherhythmofitscitizens,fromthelowest,harshmenialworkerstothemiddleclassprofessionswhichwereemergingbetweenthetwoWorldWars. ThefilmchroniclesadayinthelifeofLisbon,fromdawntodusk,andsocialepisodesfrombirthtodeath...Theepisodesvaryfromthedramatictothehumoristic,andmanyfeaturescenesorcityplacesthatarenoteasilyseen.OneextendedsegmentdealswiththeLisbondockyards,andthesailorsworkaboardthecorvetteship'Sagres'. ThoughPortugueseareapeacefulpeople,thedirectordidnotomitfromhisdetailedaccountofdailyeventsaprizefightinabackalleybetweentwomenfortheentertainmentandillegalbettingofothers,andashoutingabuse,hair-pullingcat-fightbetweentwofisher-wives-aprofessionthatnolongerexistsbutthatfittedtheneedtobringfreshfishtobesoldacrosstown,fromdoor-to-door.…