Plot
A constant and verbose off-camera narrator guides the viewer through the life of a tomato. Beginning at Mr Suzuki's tomato field, the tomato is then sold to a supermarket, where it is acquired by Mrs Anete, a perfume salesperson, together with some pork. Each exchange requires the presence of money, which is, together with the tomato, the constant element in the story. Mrs Anete intends to prepare a tomato sauce for the pork, but, having considered one of Mr Suzuki's tomatoes inadequate, she throws it in the garbage. Together with the rest of the garbage, the tomato is taken to Isle of Flowers (Ilha das Flores), Porto Alegre's landfill. There, the organic material considered adequate is selected as food for pigs. The rest, which is considered inadequate for the pigs, is given to poor women and children to eat.Cast
* Paulo José as narrator *Ciça Reckziegel as Dona Anete *Luciana Azevedo as Ana Luizia Nunes *Irene Schmidt as the client *Takahiro Suzuki as Sr. SuzukiProduction
The scene of the perfume factory was actually shot in a high school laboratory (Colégio Anchieta). The film combines Vonnegut's humor with Resnais' cinematic experiments for a unique and powerful result.Reception
Public
Since its release, ''Isle of Flowers'' has become one of the most acclaimed pseudo-documentary short films of all time. For a number of years, users of the Internet Movie Database voted it the best Brazilian short film and documentary filmTop 50 Documentary movies by average vote ( IMDb), sample ratings: (1) (2) (3) ever made.Awards
''Isle of Flowers'' was very well received by film festivals all over the world when first released. It won a Silver Bear for Best Short Feature at the 1990References
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