O Homem Que Copiava (2003)

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Director:

Jorge Furtado

Writer:

Jorge Furtado (writer)

Release Date:

13 June 2003 (Brazil)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Romance

Plot:

André, relatively poor, falls in love with Silvia, a neighbor whom he spy's with a telescope. Falling more and more in love with her...

Plot Keywords:

Photocopier | Photocopier Operator | Binoculars | Brazil | Part Animated

Awards:

11 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Lázaro Ramos	...	André
Leandra Leal	...	Sílvia
Luana Piovani	...	Marinês
Pedro Cardoso	...	Cardoso
Carlos Cunha	...	Antunes (as Carlos Cunha Filho)
Júlio Andrade	...	Feitosa
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kike Barbosa	...	Bêbado
Zé Adão Barbosa	...	Homem das dragas
Irene Brietzke	...	Cliente do supermercado
Renato Campão	...	Gerente do supermercado
Alexandre Cebola	...	Guarda do Carro-forte
Renata de Lélis	...	Caixa do supermercado
Nélson Diniz	...	Cobrador do ônibus
Luciana Éboli	...	Atendente da loja
Antônio Carlos Falcão	...	Recepcionista do hotel
Maria Falkembach	...	Mulher da loja
Giovana Fázio	...	Garota na papelaria
Pedro Furtado	...	Mairoldi (voice)
Paulo José	...	Paulo
Sérgio Lulkin	...	Sub-gerente do supermercado
Nadya Mendes	...	Caixa do supermercado
Felipe Mônaco	...	Vendedor da revenda
Janaína Kremer Motta	...	Dona Maria
Artur Pinto	...	Homem que dança
Sandra Possani	...	Caixa do banco
Ivo Schergl	...	Office-boy
Heitor Schmidt	...	Gomide
Ana Paula Serpa	...	Caixa da lotérica
Marco Sório	...	Homem no restaurante
Tereza Teixeira	...	Mãe de André
Milene Zardo	...	Vendedora

Also Known As:

The Man Who Copied (International: English title) (USA)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some brief nudity.

Runtime:

Brazil:123 min | USA:124 min

Country:

Brazil

Language:

Portuguese

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 | Brazil:14 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

O Cristo Redentor, Corcovado, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Company:

Globo Filmes

Trivia:

Pedro Furtado, actor and son of the director Jorge Furtado, is on the bus that André and Cardoso hop in after the robbery.

Soundtrack:

Travellin' band

Must See Film

I will tell you almost nothing about the plot of this film. It's too good to ruin giving away any details. I saw this film in 04 at the SF Intl. Film Festival, and of the 15 or so films I saw, this was by far the gem of gems. It's visually spectacular, clever, funny at times, you don't see it all coming as layers peel away, there's love, tension and it's truly what film making is supposed to be about. (Hollywood, take a memo!)You'd have to be a stone to not enjoy this film, and on so many levels. It is set in an industrial town in Brazil, the characters are every day people, and the lens of the camera takes you on a ride you will remember. The Director has done videos before this, and brought a very contemporary style and language to the film making process. This is not a melo-drama or dark and heavy, but it's exquisite to watch and really what film making, art-making should be about.

See it in a theater, rent it if you can, but see this film!!!