The Man Who Copied
2003 · 123 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 11,849 VOTES · DIR. Jorge Furtado
Overview
André, 19, lives in Porto Alegre, Brazil, and works as a photocopier operator. He likes to see his neighbor Sílvia with a pair of binoculars. She works selling clothes. Becoming attracted to her, he tries to get nearer, and goes to her shop to buy something, but finds out that he can't afford it. So he puts the photocopier to other uses, and begins to envisage fishy schemes to earn some money.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,601 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:08 How much is it so far?
00:06:42 Hold, fold, loosen.
00:10:43 She often leaves the door open. It has a mirror.
00:14:36 A poor father is destiny. But a poor husband is stupidity.
00:19:13 I imagined scoring brilliant, decisive goals.
00:23:59 I read that a guy who drew some puppets on the wall became rich.
00:28:28 Yes, nice.
00:32:15 Once I put a glass of whisky on one of these...
00:37:22 OK. I'll come with you later.
00:41:48 How then could I think of her putting on her pants...
00:46:00 OK. Alright, I'll find a way.
00:49:42 I managed to make a bill that looked very similar to real money.
00:56:54 - Hi! - Hi.
01:00:59 Did she say the guy had to be rich and a non-smoker?
01:05:51 I know. What's the photo of?
01:11:05 Yes.
01:18:29 Look...
01:23:35 When?
01:30:52 - How? - I don't know! By mail.
01:35:46 Why?
01:42:48 That you had shot him in the leg.
01:48:45 or caught in a fishing net.
01:53:19 Oh. OK, then. Bye.
01:57:46 A few days later I thought he was following me.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,601
Dialogue density13.0 lines / min
First line00:01:08
Final line01:57:46
Production Record
DirectorJorge Furtado
LanguagePortuguese
IMDb votes11,849