Isle of Flowers (1989)
Isle of Flowers (1989)
Plot.
A tomato is planted, harvested and sold at a supermarket, but it rots and ends up in the trash. But it doesn’t end there: Isle of Flowers follows it up until its real end, among animals, trash, women and children. And then the difference between tomatoes, pigs and human beings becomes clear.
Where to Watch.
SubsCurrently Isle of Flowers is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Telecine Play
Streaming in:🇧🇷 Brasil
Cast & Crew.
Paulo José
Narration
Ciça Reckziegel
Dona Anete
Júlia Barth
Anete's Daughter
Igor Costa
Filho de Dona Anete
Douglas Trainini
Marido de Dona Anete
Irene Schmidt
Anete's Customer
Gosei Kitajima
Jeffu Masaki Suzuki
Takehiro Suzuki
Jeffu Masaki Suzuki
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 6, 1989
Original NameIlha das Flores
StatusReleased
Running Time13m
Genres
Wiki.
Isle of Flowers (Portuguese: Ilha das Flores) is a 1989 Brazilian short film by Jorge Furtado. It tracks the path of a tomato from grower to the child who collects it as food from a dump with the help of voiceover and a collection of illustrative images. The director stated the film was inspired by the works of Kurt Vonnegut and Alain Resnais, among others.
In 1995, Isle of Flowers was chosen by the European critics as one of the 100 most important short films of the century.
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