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NYFF '08: Pablo Larrain

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NYFF '08: Pablo Larrain

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Highlights:

Pablo Larrain’s second feature, TONY MANERO, is a dark allegory of despotism set in the disco era. It follows the exploits of the titular character, an obsessive dance instructor willing to do whatever it takes to be the best. As the film descends into darker territory, Tony’s actions mirror the senseless cruelty of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet.

In our conversation, Larrain discussed the different levels on which his film works, his thoughts on Saturday Night Fever (from which his main character and film borrow their name), and why he wanted his protagonist to eschew any redemption.

See the rest of our 2008 New York Film Festival Coverage

Read Mike D'Angelo's review of TONY MANERO by Pablo Larrain

Read the Hammer to Nail review of TONY MANERO by Pablo Larrain

Transcript:

Pablo Larrain was born in Santiago de Chile in 1976. After he finished school, he studied audiovisual communication at UNIACC Universtiy. He’s a founding member of Fabula, a company devoted to film and advertisement production. In 2005 he directed his first feature film Fuga, which was released theatrically in Chile in March 2006. In 2007 Pablo Larrain worked in his second feature film: Tony Manero. The screenplay was written by Pablo Larrain, Alfredo Castro and Mateo Iribarren. The film was shot in October 2007 and had its World Premiere at the Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes 2008.

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