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

Directed by
Jorge Furtado

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jorge Furtado		writer

Produced by
Nora Goulart	....	executive producer
Luciana Tomasi	....	executive producer

Cinematography by
Alex Sernambi

Film Editing by
Giba Assis Brasil

Casting by
Cynthia Caprara

Art Direction by
Fiapo Barth

Set Decoration by
Sílvia Guerra
Bolivar Lauda
Marnei Pereira

Costume Design by
Rô Cortinhas

Makeup Department
Nina Empinotti	....	makeup designer
Nina Empinotti	....	makeup supervisor
Sandro Rosa	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Marco Baioto	....	production manager
Kika Souza	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ana Luiza Azevedo	....	assistant director
Márcio Schoenardie	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Patricia Francisco	....	art department trainee
Silvia Guerra	....	set designer
Pierre Olivé	....	art producer
Patricia Pedruzzi	....	assistant art producer
Aline Rizzotto	....	art producer

Sound Department
Luiz Adelmo	....	sound editor
Luiz Adelmo	....	sound effects editor
Guilherme Algarve	....	boom operator
Nathalia Rabczuk	....	dialogue editor
Rafael Rodrigues	....	direct sound assistant
Cristiano Scherer	....	sound recordist

Special Effects by
Cláudio Braga	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Eduardo Sallas	....	digital compositor
Robson Sartori	....	visual effects editor
Marcelo Siqueira	....	post production supervisor

Stunts
Claudimar Guimaraes	....	utility stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Nelson Abreu	....	grip
Nelson Azevedo	....	video assist operator
Volmar Beck	....	electrician
Onairo Correia Junior	....	assistant camera
Marco da Silva	....	electrician
Luis Dutra	....	grip
Carlos Gerbase	....	still photographer
Luis Carlos Junior	....	key grip
Guilherme Kroeff	....	gaffer
Adinan Lopes	....	assistant camera
Juliano Lopes	....	assistant camera
Deloir Rodrigues	....	electrician
Julio Rossi	....	grip
Fabián Silbert	....	camera operator
Paulo Verri	....	crane operator

Animation Department
Allan Sieber	....	animator

Casting Department
Bianca Loretto	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Marisa Carboni	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Alfredo Barros	....	assistant editor
Fábio Fatorelli	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Leo Henkin	....	musical director

Transportation Department
Roberto Assunção	....	driver
Hugo Biollo	....	driver
Alexander Castanho	....	driver
Gerson Fagundes	....	driver
Gustavo Gomes	....	driver
Leandro Mercanti	....	driver
Julio Montagna	....	driver
Luciano Pereira	....	driver
Mauro Rabello	....	driver
Jorge Rosa	....	driver
Claudemir Viana	....	driver
Rafael Viana Silva	....	driver

Other crew
Denise Cavol	....	production assistant
Betânia Furtado	....	production assistant
Dedê Garcia	....	production assistant
Lica Stein	....	production assistant
Hércio Terra de Souza	....	security officer

Production Companies

• Globo Filmes
• Casa de Cinema de Porto Alegre

Distributors

• TLA Releasing (2005) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Columbia Pictures do Brasil
• Columbia TriStar (2003) (Brazil) (DVD)
• TLA Releasing (2005) (USA) (video) (subtitled)
• trigon-film (2005) (Switzerland) (DVD) (subtitled)

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:

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

What a surprise!

Great movie about an ordinary guy from the south of Brazil, who had an ordinary job as a photocopier operator. It's a modern fable, with touches of humor and sarcasm. The narrative is mixed with cartoon combining the life of the main character with the things that he copies. How could be life without money? Isn't it just a piece of paper that we put some value in? To think about.