A Useful Life (2010)
- Original title
- La vida útil
- Directed by
- Federico Veiroj
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Uruguay
- Runtime
- 1h 07m
- Rated
- L
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 24 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A film projectionist faces the closure of his beloved cinema in Montevideo. He must find new purpose as the old world of film projection disappears.
slow-burnmelancholicintimatereflectivecontemplativequietbittersweetunderstated
What happens
A Useful Life (Spanish: La vida útil) is a 2010 Uruguayan drama film co-written, co-produced and directed by Federico Veiroj. It was shot in black-and-white. The film was selected as the Uruguayan entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards but it did not make the final shortlist. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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