The Man Who Copied
by Jorge Furtado
List Price:
Our Price: $8.97
You Save: $5.98 (40%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $2.53 (click here)
Category: DVD
See more DVD releases
Buy this DVD movie at online store in your country
Canada
Canada
DVD Cover Information
Actor: Carlos Cunha, Lázaro Ramos, Leandra Leal, Luana Piovani, Pedro CardosoDirector: Jorge Furtado
Brand: TLA Releasing
Cinematographer: Alex Sernambi
Writer: Jorge Furtado
Editor: Giba Assis Brasil
Producer: Carlos Eduardo Rodrigues
Producer: Luciana Tomasi
Producer: Nora Goulart
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); English (Original Language)
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 124 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-08-16
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Tla
Movie Reviews of The Man Who Copied
Movie Review: Good Movie
Summary: 5 Stars
Lazaro Ramos is one of my favorite actors. He's been in a lot of movies and tv shows in Brasil too - the most recent one I can think of was the soap opera "Cobras & Lagartos" where he was at the center of the novelas plot. Meanwhile Pedro Cardoso is an actor that almost triggers a "laugh on site' order - especially with his outfits! He too has been in several movies but prominantly features in the sitcome "O Grande Familia". But here they are both featured and neither one of them disappoint, along with a pretty strong cast of characters like the adorable Leandra Leal and the drop-dead smokin' gorgeous Luana Piovani.
To describe the movie without giving it all away... it's about a young man (Lazaro Ramos) with a bit of a bleak reality and future who's job is to work on a copy machine. All the while, he is infatuated with a girl (Leandra Leal) that lives a few buildings down from him whom he 'spies' on whenever he gets the chance. Characters are gradually introduced in the series, like Cardoso, who was Luana's boyfriend in the movie, but the movie bursts into a full sprint the very moment Lazaro's boss buys a color printer and the element of half-hazard crime kicks in. The funniest thing is that everything stems from a sort of innocent crush that he has on the girl in the other building and how he just wants to meet her.
I really enjoyed the movie. It wasn't incredibly deep, and it wasn't overly thought-provoking - it was just a good sort of romantic/comedy/drama (sorry). I liked that it wasn't completely depressing or harsh... you see enough of that reality with Brasil should you live there. But you do see some funny/sad scenes, like the way the movie opens up. Lazaro narrates his routine, and he is at the store deciding what he can buy, and the attitudes of the shop-keepers and cashier. Brasil! The movie does build a bit slowly, admittedly, but it whisks you away at one point with the changes in events that occur.
Leanda Leal was adorable in the movie and her personality was great throughout, even surprising a bit towards the end. And Cardoso was... Cardoso, while Lazaro Ramos, of course, has a charm to him that makes viewers root for him. It's a good, fun movie which you want to see a second time after seeing it through since almost EVERYTHING in it has a meaning. Sort of like "Next Stop Wonderland".
Summary of The Man Who Copied
MAN WHO COPIED - DVD MovieSimilar DVD Movies
House of Sand (Widescreen)MONTENEGRO,FERNANDA; Release date: 2006-12-12; DVD
Best price: $6.46
Price in other shops:
The Man of The Year (O Homem do Ano)Repnet LLC; Release date: 2007-08-08; Published: 2004; DVD
Best price: $7.74
Price in other shops:
Lower CityUniversal Studios; Release date: 2006-09-12; DVD
Best price: $16.50
Price in other shops:
Behind The SunBuena Vista Home Video; Release date: 2012-01-30; Published: 2002-06-01; DVD
Best price: $3.17
Price in other shops:
CarandiruColumbia Tristar Home Entertainment; Release date: 2004-09-21; DVD
Best price: $11.44
Price in other shops:
The Year My Parents Went on VacationWEA HOME VIDEO; Release date: 2008-07-15; DVD
Best price: $4.99
Price in other shops:
Elite SquadWTF; Release date: 2008-10-28; DVD
Best price: $4.98
Price in other shops:
Once Upon a Time in RioRelease date: 2010-01-19; DVD
Best price: $5.14
Price in other shops:
The Middle of the World (O Caminho das Nuvens)Repnet LLC; Release date: 2005-01-01; DVD
Best price: $7.16
Price in other shops:
Central StationMONTENEGRO,FERNANDA; Release date: 1999-07-13; DVD
Best price: $6.24
Price in other shops: