A Useful Life
Brief Synopsis
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45-year-old Jorge lives with his parents and has been working at a film archive for 25 years. He does technical jobs, programming work, and hosts a radio show about cinema. The archive:s finances are not in good shape, and Jorge, who has never worked anywhere else, loses his job. Jorge finds he must
Cast & Crew
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Federico Veiroj
Director
Jorge Jellinek
Manuel Martinez Carril
Paola Venditto
Ines Bortagaray
Screenplay
Emilia Carlevaro
Costume Designer
Film Details
Also Known As
La vida util, Useful Life, vida util
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2011
Distribution Company
Dogwoof Pictures
Location
Montevideo, Uruguay
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 7m
Synopsis
45-year-old Jorge lives with his parents and has been working at a film archive for 25 years. He does technical jobs, programming work, and hosts a radio show about cinema. The archive:s finances are not in good shape, and Jorge, who has never worked anywhere else, loses his job. Jorge finds he must change his ways and adapt to a new world--maybe cinema will help him to survive after all.
Director
Federico Veiroj
Director
Crew
Ines Bortagaray
Screenplay
Emilia Carlevaro
Costume Designer
Emilia Carlevaro
Art Director
Gonzalo Delgado
Screenplay
Gonzalo Delgado Galiana
Screenplay
Arauco Hernandez
Director Of Photography
Arauco Hernandez
Screenplay
Arauco Hernandez
Editor
Leo Masliah
Music
Federico Veiroj
Producer
Federico Veiroj
Editor
Federico Veiroj
Screenplay
Film Details
Also Known As
La vida util, Useful Life, vida util
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2011
Distribution Company
Dogwoof Pictures
Location
Montevideo, Uruguay
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 7m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Limited Release in United States Winter January 13, 2011
Released in United States 2011
Limited Release in United States Winter January 13, 2011 (New York City)
Released in United States 2011 (New Directors/Out of Competition)
