The Man Who Copied (2003)
"O Homem Que Copiava" (original title)

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, he begins to follow her around the city and realizes ... See full summary »

Director:

Jorge Furtado

Writer:

Jorge Furtado

Stars:

Lázaro Ramos, Leandra Leal, Luana Piovani

11 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Credited 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
Antônio Carlos Falcão	...	Recepcionista do hotel
Maria Falkembach	...	Mulher da loja

Storyline

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, he begins to follow her around the city and realizes she works in a clothing shop. He works in a xerox place and makes a copy of a brand new 50 real bill in order to buy a dress from her store. This becomes a vice and he begins to photocopy more and more money, until it gets out of control. However, things begin to go wrong when he decides that photcopying is not the only way to make money...

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Plot Keywords:

photocopier | binoculars | brazil | photocopier operator | voyeurism | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some brief nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Brazil

Language:

Portuguese

Release Date:

13 June 2003 (Brazil)

Also Known As:

The Man Who Copied

Filming Locations:

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

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$2,244 (USA) (22 April 2005)

Gross:

$23,573 (USA) (15 July 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Globo Filmes, Casa de Cinema de Porto Alegre

Technical Specs

Runtime:

124 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

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

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Soundtracks

"Concerto for 2 violins and orchestra, BWV 1043 (3rd movement, allegro)"
Johann Sebastian Bach

User Reviews

A Movie That Makes Me Proud of the Brazilian Cinema

André (Lázaro Ramos) is a nineteen years old man who works as a photocopier operator in a small suburban store. He is very simple, earning R$ 240,00 (US$ 80,00) per month, the price of a fancy pair of tennis shoes, and he has just the basic education. He shares some expenses with his mother: he pays part of the rent of the small apartment where he lives with his mother (R$ 100,00); part of the installment of a 14' TV (R$ 32,00); and another R$ 40,00 of other monthly expenses. After expenses, he can afford of R$ 68,00 per month for him. Although being intelligent, he has some sort of incomplete knowledge, due to the partial reading of the books and magazines while he makes copy. He has a pair of binocular, which he bought after one year of savings and he is a voyeur. His hobby is seeing his neighbors in the night, specially Silvia (Leandra Leal), for whom he has a crush. André works with the sexy Marinês (Luana Piovani), a silly beautiful young woman, who usually says that she is virgin and will only have sex with a non-smoking rich guy. One day, André is invited to an opening party in a bar, he calls Marinés, and she brings her friend Cardoso (Pedro Cardoso), initiating a friendship among them. André decides to follow Silvia, and realizes she works as vendor in a store, selling costumes for women. He decides to buy a R$ 38,00 robe-de-chambre for his mother just to get close to Silvia, but he can not afford that amount. Therefore, he makes a photocopy of a R$ 50,00 bill and gambles R$ 9,00 in the lottery, getting a change of R$ 41,00. With this money, he approaches Silvia and they become friends. This is just the beginning of one of the best Brazilian movie ever. While following with humor the saga of André to get the love of Silvia, we find comedy, drama, action and romance in this outstanding film. The direction, the performance of the cast and the screenplay full of plot points are perfect. The DVD was released on 30 March 2004, and I had pre-bought it a couple of months ago. It was really worthwhile waiting for so many days! Brazilian cinema is one of the best of the world, not in quantity, but in quality. We have excellent directors, actors and actresses. But the screenplay of this movie is amazingly good. Even a foreigner, who is aware that our minimum wage is R$ 240,00 (US$ 80,00) per month, can understand the needs of André. This is one of our greatest social problem, the unfair wealth distribution: most of our population (maybe about 70%) receives less than US$ 80,00 per month, in a country where a pair of tennis of a better trademark (like a Nike) costs US$ 80,00. The situation of André reflects the lack of perspective of most of our teenagers, who can not afford to supply their basic needs. And André has a job, lives in a simple flat with his mother in a simple suburban zone outside the slums, and has some education. The unemployment rate in Brazil is higher and higher, the salaries are lower and lower and a great part of the urban population lives in slums. It is impossible not to like this movie, recommended for all audiences. My vote is ten.

Title (Brazil): `O Homem Que Copiava' (`The Man Who Copied')