Director: Pablo Larraín
Producer: Juan de Dios Larraín
Editor: Andrea Chignoli
Screenplay: Pablo Larraín, Alfredo Castro, Mateo Iribarren
Cinematographers: Pablo Larraín, Sergio Amstrong
Cast: Alfredo Castro, Amparo Noguera, Héctor Morales, Paola Lattus, Elsa Poblete

Santiago de Chile, 1978. In the midst of the tough social context of Pinochet’s dictatorship,
Raúl Peralta, a man in his 50s, is obsessed with Tony Manero, John Travolta’s character in Saturday Night Fever. Every Saturday night, Raúl unleashes his passion for the film’s music by imitating his idol. His dream of becoming a star is about to become a reality when the national television announces a Tony Manero impersonating contest. His urge to reproduce his idol’s likeness drives him to commit a series of crimes and thefts. In the meantime, his dancing partners, who are involved in underground activities against the regime, are persecuted by the government’s secret police. Tony Manero
is a story about loss of identity and obsession in recent Chilean history.

“... And yet a comedy this is – and one that perversely becomes more hilarious in hindsight, when the initial horror has had time to subside. Watching Tony Manero is like being accosted by a disturbed loner on a late-night bus. Assuming we survive, we may one day find it funny.” (Xan Brooks, Guardian)

 

Santiago de Chile, 1978. En tiempos de conflicto social, dentro de la dictadura de Pinochet, Raúl Peralta -un hombre cincuentón- vive obsesionado con la idea de interpretar a “Tony Manero”, el personaje de John Travolta en Fiebre de Sábado por la Noche. Raúl dirige a un pequeño grupo de bailarines que actúa en un bar a las afueras de la ciudad. Cada sábado por la tarde, Raúl desata su pasión por la música de aquella cinta, imitando a su ídolo. Su sueño de ser reconocido en el mundo del espectáculo parece hacerse realidad cuando la televisión del estado anuncia un concurso de imitadores
de “Tony Manero”. Su obsesión por convertirse en su ídolo lo orilla a cometer una serie de crímenes y robos. Mientras tanto, sus compañeros de baile, quienes están involucrados en actividades contra la dictadura, son perseguidos por la policía secreta del gobierno. Tony Manero es una historia sobre la pérdida de identidad y la obsesión, dentro de la reciente historia Chilena.

“Posiblemente (Tony Manero) es una de las mejores sorpresas del cine chileno en estos años recientes . . . . El vínculo entre dictadura política, decadencia moral y narcisismo homicida que plantea Tony Manero en su alegoría alucinante es una de las propuestas más novedosas del cine latinoamericano actual.” (Carlos Bonfil, La Jornada)

Born in Santiago de Chile in 1976, Pablo Larraín took the cinematic world by storm in 2008. He studied audiovisual communication at UNIACC University and is a founding member of Fabula, a company devoted to film and advertising production. In 2005, he directed his first feature film, Fuga. In 2007, he produced his second feature, Tony Manero. The film was shot in October 2007 and had its world premiere at the Director’s Fortnight in Cannes 2008. It has won many prizes, including Best Film at festivals in Havana and Istanbul.

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