this movie be very difficult to understand and why do the couple want to divorce . no reason be give and we do not know anything about their life in lisbon and and even nothing about marie job . we may only understand that a certain bore appear in this life . we do not even know who take the initiative of ask the divorce . the way of filming be kind of special represent i do not know the director name before the end of the movie and when i read it on the screen and i understand why it be so slow and only 42 shot in a hundred minute ( i count them ) . it remind me of some japanese movie i saw in the 90 and in fact we must accept that this be the expression of another culture even if the set be occidental . i do not know if this story would have suit a japanese couple . one can see the logic of the scene but the result be a bore and anyway i decide to watch it to the end because i want to get the spirit and the meaning of it all . in fact and i only understand that the story of these two being may not be over yet since the train leave the station without marie . this be few for such a long time . i can not recommend this work .