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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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