O Homem Que Copiava (The Man Who Copied) (2003)
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Brazilian filmmaker Jorge Furtado makes his directorial debut with the romantic comedy Homen Que Copiava (The Man Who Copied). Andre (Lazaro Ramos) is a young man who likes to draw, but the only job he can get is making copies at a bookstore. His co-worker Marinez (Luana Piovani) tells him that she… More Brazilian filmmaker Jorge Furtado makes his directorial debut with the romantic comedy Homen Que Copiava (The Man Who Copied). Andre (Lazaro Ramos) is a young man who likes to draw, but the only job he can get is making copies at a bookstore. His co-worker Marinez (Luana Piovani) tells him that she will only sleep with wealthy men, despite the fact that she's dating a poor salesman (Pedro Cardoso). Andre develops a crush on his neighbor Silvia (Leandra Leal), a young woman who works in a clothing store. In order to impress her, he comes up with a counterfeit scam using his only technological resource. Homen Que Copiava was shown at the 2003 San Sebastian Film Festival. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
- Directed By
- Jorge Furtado
- Written By
- Jorge Furtado
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Apr 22, 2005 Wide
- Studio
- TLA Releasing
Critic Reviews
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Mario Tarradell, Dallas Morning News
The Man Who Copied unfolds into a movie with a split personality, and the second half is no reproduction of the first.
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Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune
This Brazilian film starts as a quirky romantic comedy before suddenly becoming a violent crime drama. It's a radical turn, so much so that it almost goes over a cliff.
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Ty Burr, Boston Globe
Even after it loses its way, the movie suggests a world where anything can happen and no one -- certainly not the girl of one's dreams -- is quite who he or she seems to be.
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Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Remains never better than fair to middling pleasant.
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Prairie Miller, Long Island Press
It takes a lot of wit and heart to make an engaging and ferociously funny movie out of a dull dead end job. But Brazilian director Jorge Furtado pulls it off nicely.
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Cast
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Lázaro Ramos
as Andre
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Leandra Leal
as Silvia
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Luana Piovani
as Marinez
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Pedro Cardoso
as Cardoso
