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A Useful Life

A Tale of Cinema
A Tale of Cinema
Comedy, Drama - 2010
A Useful Life
6.4
94%
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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.
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Details

Rated:
Unrated
Runtime:
67 min
Release date:
13 Aug 2010
Country:
ES, UY
Languages:
Spanish
Budget:
$350,000
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
8 wins & 6 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
[A] short, sweet, slow-tempo Uruguayan film...
– Dave Calhoun,
Time Out,
10 Jan 2012
fresh:
Shot in color but produced in edible, Oreo-toned black and white, A Useful Life transitions seamlessly from indoors to outdoors, from nostalgia to hope.
– Jeannette Catsoulis,
New York Times,
13 Jan 2011
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