Ilha das Flores (1989)

User Rating:

8.5/10   

Director:

Jorge Furtado

Writer:

Jorge Furtado (writer)

Genre:

Documentary | Short

Tagline:

A place where there's no God.

Plot:

The ironic, heartbreaking and acid "saga" of a spoiled tomato: from the plantation of a "Nisei" (Brazilian...

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

Júlia Barth
Paulo José	...	Narration (voice)
Ciça Reckziegel	...	Dona Anete

Also Known As:

Island of Flowers (International: English title)
Isle of Flowers (USA)

Runtime:

13 min

Country:

Brazil

Language:

Portuguese

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Brazil:Livre | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud)

Movie Connections:

References Todas as Mulheres do Mundo (1967)

The Wild Brazilian Capitalism, or The Difference Between Tomatoes, Pigs and Poor Brazilian People

The ironic, heartbreaking and acid "saga" of a spoiled tomato: from the plantation of a "Nisei" (Brazilian with Japanese origins); to a supermarket; to a consumer's kitchen to become sauce of a pork meat; to the garbage can since it is spoiled for the consumption; to a garbage truck to be dumped in a garbage dump in "Ilha das Flores"; to the selection of nutriment for pigs by the employees of a pigs breeder; to become food for poor Brazilian people.

Today I have had the chance to see "Ilha das Flores", one of the first works of Jorge Furtado, one of or maybe my favorite Brazilian director in the present days. With a perfect logic, and a pace of video clip, Jorge Furtado exposes the wild Brazilian capitalism, where there are two countries: for those that can afford, and for the millions of miserable that are below a pig in the hierarchy of disputing garbage. This documentary is a devastating and overwhelming social critic to our modern society and may be seen as a funny satire by foreigners, but unfortunately reflects the sad reality of my country. Mandatory masterpiece! My vote is ten.

Title (Brazil): "Ilha das Flores" ("Isle of Flowers")