La vida útil

  • 67'
  • Uruguay
  • 2010

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The life expectancy of a product in Spanish is called ‘la vida útil’. The film title refers to the career of Jorge, who seems to have reached his sell-by date. He’s worked for 25 years as a programmer and projectionist for the Uruguayan Cinémathèque. He selects the films and sits beside the projector every day to translate the films during screening. In his weekly film column on the radio, he recommends the Manoel de Oliveira retrospective and hopes to fill seats with the slogan: ‘You need the Cinémathèque and the Cinémathèque needs you.'
It doesn’t help, and the Cinémathèque is closed because it is losing money. To the sounds of exotic film music, Jorge roams the streets.
Director Federico Veiroj himself worked at the Cinémathèque and, after his dry and humorous teenage portrait Acne (2008), this time he follows a man without a future who is saved by cinema - and by love. A Don Quichote who embarks on a new adventure.


  • 67'
  • Uruguay
  • 2010

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Director
Federico Veiroj
Countries of production
Uruguay, Spain
Year
2010
Festival Edition
IFFR 2011
Length
67'
Medium
35mm
International title
A Useful Life
Language
Spanish
Producer
Federico Veiroj
Production Company
Cinekdoque
Sales
FiGa Films
Screenplay
Arauco Hernández, Federico Veiroj, Inés Bortagary, Gonzalo Delgado
Cinematography
Arauco Hernández
Editor
Arauco Hernández, Federico Veiroj
Production Design
Emilia Carlevaro
Sound Design
Raúl Locatelli, Daniel Yafalián
Music
Leo Masliah, Macunaima, Eduardo Fabini
Cast
Jorge Jellinek
Local Distributor
Hubert Bals Fund
Website
http://www.figafilms.com
Director
Federico Veiroj
Countries of production
Uruguay, Spain
Year
2010
Festival Edition
IFFR 2011
Length
67'
Medium
35mm
International title
A Useful Life
Language
Spanish
Producer
Federico Veiroj
Production Company
Cinekdoque
Sales
FiGa Films
Screenplay
Arauco Hernández, Federico Veiroj, Inés Bortagary, Gonzalo Delgado
Cinematography
Arauco Hernández
Editor
Arauco Hernández, Federico Veiroj
Production Design
Emilia Carlevaro
Sound Design
Raúl Locatelli, Daniel Yafalián
Music
Leo Masliah, Macunaima, Eduardo Fabini
Cast
Jorge Jellinek
Local Distributor
Hubert Bals Fund
Website
http://www.figafilms.com