Alfredo Castro, Paola Lattus, Héctor Morales
A tale of obsession set in 1979 Santiago, Chile, follows an off-the-rails, impoverished, over-the-hill imitator of John Travolta's character in "Saturday Night Fever," who goes to any lengths to win a...( read more
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Tony Manero is Chilean Psycho. It's a terrifying drama, social commentary and a sports movie rolled together. Alfredo Castro gives a perfomance to remember as a murderous superfan of Saturday Night Fever. He watches the film religiously and practices the dance moves relentlessly....( read more)
"Tony Manero" nos presenta a uno de los protagonistas mas desagradables que he visto en una pelicula, en una historia tan simple que apenas puede llenar su duracion. En realidad es acerca de la obsesion de un hombre por el personaje de John Travolta en "Saturday Night Fever"; est...( read more)
La celebrazione delle icone è spesso un segno contraddittorio. Può essere veicolo di grandi narrazioni, di miti rivoluzionari e di riscatto - ma anche limite fatale del momento creativo. Pablo Larrain, con uno sguardo intelligentissimo, la riduce a ossessione primaria, animalesca...( read more)
Interesting movie although not for you if you want to just have fun (a little bit boring)
ENGLISH: In a city where you can kill without bothering because the police is too busy in slaughtering opponents of the regime, a 52-year old man is willing to commit any terrible act to satisfy his desire to look like John Travolta. The story is almost non-existent and the situa...( read more)
Cinephilia -- the smart-about-movies concept about the love of film -- has been so distorted in contemporary movie culture that it has led to the repugnant Chilean film Tony Manero. full review
Writer-director Pablo Larraín keeps the uneasy laughter coming, and the nervous shocks, as light entertainment. Latin style has its darkest hour. full review
A magnificently deranged study of overboard pop-culture fandom and authoritarian rule's destructive effect on its citizenry. full review
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