O Homem Que Copiava (2003)

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 | Binoculars | Photocopier Operator | Brazil | Comic

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

Color:

Color

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

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')