TONY MANERO

DIRECTORS FORTNIGHT CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2008
OFFICIAL SELECTION LONDON FILM FESTIVAL 2008

“Alfredo Castro gives a bravura performance...always magnetic however unpleasant or despicable” The Times

Chile 1979. Raúl Peralta is a fifty-something psychopath obsessed with John Travolta’s character from Saturday Night Fever. And he will do anything to win the national Tony Manero contest. Voted one of the ten best films at the Cannes Film Festival in 2008 by The Times, Network is delighted to announce the DVD release of this tale about murder on the dance floor on 28th September 2009.

Raúl leads a small group of dancers regularly performing at a bar located in the outskirts of the city. Every Saturday evening, he unleashes his passion for the film’s music by imitating his idol. His dream of being recognized as a successful showbiz 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, identity and obsession in the recent Chilean history.

CREW
Script Pablo Larraín, Alfredo Castro, Mateo Iribarren
Image Sergio Armstrong
Sound Miguel Ormazábal
Music Frecuencia Mod, Bee Gees, José Alfredo Fuentes, Juan Cristóbal Meza
Design Ruth Orellana
Editing Andrea Chignoli