A Useful Life

"A Tale of Cinema"

2010 1h 7m ES

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★6.2TMDB · 26

DramaComedy

Synopsis

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A movie-theater employee adjusts to a new life as the cinema he's worked at for over 25 years faces closure.

“A Tale of Cinema”

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Cast

Jorge Jellinek
Jorge
Manuel Martinez Carril
Martínez
Paola Venditto
Paola
Gonzalo Delgado
Director
Felipe Arocena
Iriarte Hijo
Victoria Novic
Estudiante (as Victoria Novick)
Pablo Stoll
Moviegoer

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Federico Veiroj
Writers: Inés Bortagaray, Arauco Hernández Holz, Federico Veiroj
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Spain, Uruguay

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RUNTIME

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Tight 67-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Spain, Uruguay.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Federico Veiroj, shot by Arauco Hernández Holz. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Arauco Hernández Holz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Jorge Jellinek and Manuel Martinez Carril and Paola Venditto carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A Tale of Cinema".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Federico Veiroj directs. Arauco Hernández Holz behind the camera. Arauco Hernández Holz cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Spain, Uruguay. Dialogue in Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 67-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Shot for just $0.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Released 16 years ago.
4International production across 2 countries: Spain, Uruguay.
5Directed by Federico Veiroj, shot by Arauco Hernández Holz. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Arauco Hernández Holz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Jorge Jellinek and Manuel Martinez Carril and Paola Venditto carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "A Tale of Cinema".
9IMDB entry: tt1719497 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 26 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.