O Homem Que Copiava [The Man Who Copied],

(Brazil, Jorge Furtado, 2003)

Cast: Lázaro Ramos                                ....          André

Leandra Leal                             ....          Sílvia

Luana Piovani                          ....          Marinês

Pedro Cardoso                          ....          Cardoso

rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Júlio Andrade                            ....          Feitosa

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

Carlos Cunha                            ....          Antunes

Director: Jorge Furtado

Length: 123

Sound: Dolby Digital

Country: Brazil

Director: Jorge Furtado

Language: Portuguese

Color:Color

Sound: Dolby Digital

Script: Jorge Furtado

Photography: Alex Sernambi

Editing: Giba Assis Brasil

Make up: Nina Empinotti

Customs: Rô Cortinhas

Artistic Director: Fiapo Barth

Postproduction Sound: Marco Baioto & Kika Souza

Executive Producer: Nora Goulart & Luciana Tomasi

Producer: Globo Filmes & Casa de Cinema de Porto Alegre

Questions of analysis:

1.           What expectations does the title and the opening scene create in the audience?

2.           How is the city presented? What does it mean to you that the film is shot in Porto Alegre and not one of the other two big cities.

3.           What cultural codes does the movie present that would be new to an American audience?

4.           Comment on the film's ending. Would you change it? How?

5.           What cinematographic technique does the movie use better? Expand your answer.

6.           Whose focalization does the film use?

7.           Whose story is it?

8.           Is justice (even poetic justice) served at the end? Do you agree with the way the director close the film?

9.           What is the role of humor in the film?

10.         How are gender roles presented?

11.         How is the family presented?

12.         Mention the film most relevant sounds.

13.         Comment on recurrent mise en scène as it relates to André's and Silvia's aparment.

14.         How does photography reinforce the characterization of the main characters?

15.         How does the film compare to Central Station?