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)
Der Mann, der kopierte (Germany) [de]
L'homme qui photocopiait (France) [fr]
O anthropos pou ekane fototypies (Greece) (festival title) [el]

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:

Concerto for 2 violins and orchestra, BWV 1043 (3rd movement, allegro)

Good Story, good ending!

'Money is only paper that people believe is worth something. If nobody believes it, it's useless,' says Andre, a young man who works as a paper copier in a store but really wants to work as a cartoonist.

Too bad that everyone believes that money is a very useful piece of paper. Andre doesn't make enough money. His paycheck is low and he struggles with his meager budget, which allows him to buy and do very little. Everyday, he thinks of different ways to make money.

The need of money can make a person do some desperate things and Andre becomes desperate when he meets the girl of his dreams. He needs money to spend on her. His desperation leads him to make some very questionable choices.

Andre's character is so likable that I couldn't help but cheer him on to succeed in his dreams. I hoped that he would not get in trouble or hurt. The people around him like his girlfriend Sylvia, his co-worker Marinez, and her friend Cardoso are all appealing characters to watch.

This is a fun movie to watch with interesting twists and turns to the very end. It's a good story with a good ending.