He calls his sound engineer friend Phillip Winter (Rudiger Vogler) for help, who arrives in Lisbon weeks later, with no sign of Monroe, and an unfinished film. Winter becomes fascinated by the city and the Portuguese singer Teresa (Teresa Salgueiro of the band Madredeus), so decides to stay, and it is there that he starts to record the sound of the film.

At the same time Monroe cruises through the city with a camera, capturing moments of the beautiful city. Wenders became enthralled by the haunting music of Madredeus – do immerse yourself in it - and made their sound integral to his film. This is a postcard to the enchanting city of Lisbon, placing front and centre the ancient crooked cobbled lanes, extraordinary colours and lyrical sounds of the Portuguese capital.