To Die like a Man
| To Die like a Man | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | João Pedro Rodrigues |
| Written by | João Pedro Rodrigues |
| Produced by | Maria João Sigalho Judith Nora |
| Starring | Fernando Santos Chandra Malatitch Miguel Loureiro Jenny Larue Fernando Gomes |
| Cinematography | Rui Poças |
Release date |
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Running time | 134 minutes |
| Country | Portugal |
| Language | Portuguese |
To Die like a Man (Portuguese: Morrer Como Um Homem) is a 2009 Portuguese drama film directed by João Pedro Rodrigues, produced by the production company Rosa Filmes.
Cast
[edit]In order of appearance:
- Chandra Malatitch as Zé Maria
- John Romão as Mendes
- Ivo Barroso as Cardoso
- Gonçalo Ferreira de Almeida as Maria Bakker
- Miguel Loureiro as Paula
- Francisco Peres as the Plastic Surgeon
- Fernando Santos as Tonia
- Cindy Scrash as Irene
- Carloto Cotta as Carlos
- Jenny Larrue as Jenny
- Gonçalo Mendes as Sérgio
- Alexander David as Rosário
- Fernando Gomes as Teixeira
- André Murraças as Dr. Felgueiras
- Amândio Coroado as the Hospital Doctor
- Marco Paiva as the Nurse
Awards and nominations
[edit]It competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.[1] It was selected as the Portuguese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards[2] but it didn't make the final shortlist.[3]
Critical reception
[edit]Critical reception has been mixed. Variety.com's Leslie Felperin stated that he disliked the film's excessive running time (138'), that too much of the time is taken up by music and singing, feeling that the movie and storyline were unremarkable.[4] However, the movie was voted "Best Undistributed Film" of 2009 in the Village Voice's 10th Annual Film Critics' Poll.[5] "A fabulously sad fable about a Fado-singing, pooch-pampering trannie growing old, [To Die Like a Man] is also a piece of lyrical, playful, unpredictable filmmaking," wrote film critic J. Hoberman. The film seventh on Cahiers du cinéma's list of the best films of 2010.[6] Keith Uhlich of Time Out New York named To Die Like a Man the seventh-best film of 2011, calling it a "quiet heartbreaker."[7]
See also
[edit]- List of submissions to the 83rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Portuguese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
[edit]- ^ "Festival de Cannes: To Die Like a Man". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
- ^ "To Die Like a Man represents Portugal in Hollywood". cineuropa. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
- ^ "9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar Race". oscars.org. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
- ^ Felperin, Leslie (22 May 2009). "To Die Like a Man". Variety.
- ^ Hoberman, J. (22 December 2009). "The Village Voice's 10th Annual Film Critics' Poll". Village Voice.
- ^ "Top 10 2010". Cahiers du cinéma. 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ Uhlich, Keith (13 December 2011). "The Best (and Worst) Films of 2011: Keith Uhlich's Picks". Time Out New York. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
External links
[edit]- To Die Like a Man official page at Rosa Filmes web site (click on "ENG", then on "ABOUT US", then on "FILMS", then on "TO DIE LIKE A MAN")
- To Die Like a Man at IMDb