also known as La vida útil
A Useful Life2010
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What makes this film worth watching?
"...an elegy to cinephilia and the lives less ordinary keeping it on life support..." - Ed Gonzalez, Slant Magazine
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The first half of "A Useful Life" reminds us of the endangered state of the "traditional" film experience -one with reels of celluloid, delicate projectors, and real seats in real theaters. But far from an admonishment or a simple act of futile nostalgia, the film becomes exactly what it celebrates: cinema magic. The shift in tone and subject in the second half is surprising, rewarding, and delightful.
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- Manuel Martinez Carril - Martinez
- Jorge Jellinek - Jorge
- Paola Venditto - Paola
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Member Reviews (2)
The first half of "A Useful Life" reminds us of the endangered state of the "traditional" film experience -one with reels of celluloid, delicate projectors, and real seats in real theaters. But far from an admonishment or a simple act of futile nostalgia, the film becomes exactly what it celebrates: cinema magic. The shift in tone and subject in the second half is surprising, rewarding, and delightful.
A quiet human portrait, specially recommended for devoted cinephiles. Makes its points without effort, subtly and beautifully.