这是一部介于剧情片和纪录片之间的电影。奥利维拉借助这种混合了纪录与虚构的手法，重塑了葡萄牙的著名城市同时也是他的故乡的波尔多。影片中穿插着照片、过去拍摄的电影片段，以及今日的真实场景和奥利维拉虚构的往日景象。在其中个人和历史之间的界线在这样一种追忆中消失掉了。街头的任何一角都如奥利维拉所说的“时间的艺术”——电影的一部分。它们是灵魂的闪现。影片结束处，镜头驶向了入夜之中的波尔多的大海，灯塔的灯依然...

Clara doesn't know what she wants to do with her life, until one day she meets Guilherme who helps her to find her own path.

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