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The Movie Teller

A girl's gift for recounting the events in Hollywood movies transforms her family's fortunes in rural 1960s Chile.

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Lone Scherfig

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2 wins & 12 nominations total

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[Maria] I grew up
in the driest place on Earth. - The Movie Teller

[Maria] I grew up in the driest place on Earth.

[Rogelio] Nobody, you're shitty assholes… - The Movie Teller

[Rogelio] Nobody, you're shitty assholes…

- [Pedro] Is she really going in?
- [Julio] No, I don't think so. - The Movie Teller

- [Pedro] Is she really going in? - [Julio] No, I don't...

THE MOVIE TELLER - The Movie Teller

THE MOVIE TELLER

ATACAMA DESERT, CHILE, 1966 - The Movie Teller

ATACAMA DESERT, CHILE, 1966

[indistinct chattering] - The Movie Teller

[indistinct chattering]

[woman on radio] I keep quiet
to spare you the suffering - The Movie Teller

[woman on radio] I keep quiet to spare you the suffering

[radio static playing] - The Movie Teller

[radio static playing]

[Esmeralda] Even if you suffer for me,
you will leave me. - The Movie Teller

[Esmeralda] Even if you suffer for me, you will leave me.

- Dammit.
- [Juan Pablo] I am her father. - The Movie Teller

- Dammit. - [Juan Pablo] I am her father.

[emotional music playing on radio] - The Movie Teller

[emotional music playing on radio]

- [Luis] Come on, man.
- [man 1 shouting indistinctly] - The Movie Teller

- [Luis] Come on, man. - [man 1 shouting indistinctly]

[Medardo] Hey, projectionist!
What will we do on Sunday? - The Movie Teller

[Medardo] Hey, projectionist! What will we do on Sunday?

[projectionist] We are going to show
a John Wayne film. - The Movie Teller

[projectionist] We are going to show a John Wayne film.

- Oh.
- The best western in history. - The Movie Teller

- Oh. - The best western in history.

[Patricio] If I had
such an amazing woman at home - The Movie Teller

[Patricio] If I had such an amazing woman at home

Three days until Sunday. Three days. - The Movie Teller

Three days until Sunday. Three days.

[Maria Magnolia]
And they start dating again, - The Movie Teller

[Maria Magnolia] And they start dating again,

Gary Cooper was in his mid-fifties,
and she wasn't even 25. - The Movie Teller

Gary Cooper was in his mid-fifties, and she wasn't even...

But he is wary of her - The Movie Teller

But he is wary of her

[pensive music playing] - The Movie Teller

[pensive music playing]

[Maria] Mariano, the eldest, stuttered. - The Movie Teller

[Maria] Mariano, the eldest, stuttered.

[Maria] Mirto, my middle brother,
was very keen on comedies, soccer, - The Movie Teller

[Maria] Mirto, my middle brother, was very keen on comedies,...

[Maria] My third brother, Marcelino,
loved everything in black and white. - The Movie Teller

[Maria] My third brother, Marcelino, loved everything in bla...

[Maria] And I was
almost christened Marilyna, - The Movie Teller

[Maria] And I was almost christened Marilyna,

So in the end,
I was named Maria Margarita. - The Movie Teller

So in the end, I was named Maria Margarita.

Why settle for being a firefly
when you could be a star? - The Movie Teller

Why settle for being a firefly when you could be a star?

[Maria] And her name was Maria Magnolia.
Two M's. - The Movie Teller

[Maria] And her name was Maria Magnolia. Two M's.

[Maria] Some said from over the mountains. - The Movie Teller

[Maria] Some said from over the mountains.

"God opened the sea
with a blast of his nostrils." - The Movie Teller

"God opened the sea with a blast of his nostrils."

Sundays were the happiest moments
for my dad. - The Movie Teller

Sundays were the happiest moments for my dad.

Um, some Pololeo sweets, - The Movie Teller

Um, some Pololeo sweets,

- And some chocolates for me, please.
- [clerk] Right away, sir. - The Movie Teller

- And some chocolates for me, please. - [clerk] Right away, ...

[indistinct chattering] - The Movie Teller

[indistinct chattering]

[indistinct chattering] - The Movie Teller

[indistinct chattering]

[movie begins with dramatic music playing] - The Movie Teller

[movie begins with dramatic music playing]

Marion Michael Morrison. Three M's. - The Movie Teller

Marion Michael Morrison. Three M's.

Nobody draws faster than him. - The Movie Teller

Nobody draws faster than him.

I knew from the start that this guy,
being such an idiot, - The Movie Teller

I knew from the start that this guy, being such an idiot,

And you don't know how glad I am
to have had such a skillful son. - The Movie Teller

And you don't know how glad I am to have had such a ski...

But would it be possible
that for every five words you say, - The Movie Teller

But would it be possible that for every five words you say,

What does the journalist say to the star - The Movie Teller

What does the journalist say to the star

He said, - The Movie Teller

"…print the legend." - The Movie Teller

"…print the legend."

It means - The Movie Teller

[breathing heavily] - The Movie Teller

[breathing heavily]

[chattering and lively music fade] - The Movie Teller

[chattering and lively music fade]

[teacher] Saltpeter is one of
the country's main sources of wealth. - The Movie Teller

[teacher] Saltpeter is one of the country's main source...

[teacher] After the Pacific War, - The Movie Teller

[teacher] After the Pacific War,

Does anyone know
what saltpeter is used for? - The Movie Teller

Does anyone know what saltpeter is used for?

[Maria] Someone said we are such stuff
as dreams are made on. - The Movie Teller

[Maria] Someone said we are such stuff as dreams are made on...

[man in film] Fourteen, thirteen… - The Movie Teller

[man in film] Fourteen, thirteen…

[Hauser] I'm afraid there is only
compensation in the event of fatalities. - The Movie Teller

[Hauser] I'm afraid there is only compensation in the e...

Monday to Saturday,
even two shifts in a row if necessary. - The Movie Teller

Monday to Saturday, even two shifts in a row if necessary.

Do you know what?
You only think in numbers. - The Movie Teller

Do you know what? You only think in numbers.

After the war, my father had to clear
minefields in occupied countries. - The Movie Teller

After the war, my father had to clear minefields in occupied...

And, in your mind, you imagine the day - The Movie Teller

And, in your mind, you imagine the day

And as expected… - The Movie Teller

And as expected…

Well, not exactly. - The Movie Teller

Well, not exactly.

If it's all right with you, - The Movie Teller

If it's all right with you,

I want you to assure me here and now
that my family will stay in this house. - The Movie Teller

I want you to assure me here and now that my family will sta...

I am not here as the plant manager. - The Movie Teller

I am not here as the plant manager.

Behold his mighty hand." - The Movie Teller

Behold his mighty hand."

- Yeah, hold it, kid.
- That's it! - The Movie Teller

- Yeah, hold it, kid. - That's it!

- [Mirto] I'll get down.
- [Luis] Right. One, two, three. - The Movie Teller

- [Mirto] I'll get down. - [Luis] Right. One, two, thre...

- Careful! Watch out for his hand.
- [Marcelino] I discovered my natural gift. - The Movie Teller

- Careful! Watch out for his hand. - [Marcelino] I discovere...

[Medardo] "And God opened the sea, - The Movie Teller

[Medardo] "And God opened the sea,

[Aurelio] Clearly, for our employers,
we, the workers, are not human beings - The Movie Teller

[Aurelio] Clearly, for our employers, we, the workers, are n...

This is a class struggle,
an anti-capitalist struggle, - The Movie Teller

This is a class struggle, an anti-capitalist struggle,

[all exclaim in agreement] - The Movie Teller

[all exclaim in agreement]

[Aurelio] And the outcome of this conflict
will depend on the national solidarity - The Movie Teller

[Aurelio] And the outcome of this conflict will depend on th...

We must coordinate politically
with our comrades from Vergara, - The Movie Teller

We must coordinate politically with our comrades from Vergar...

[Aurelio] Let capitalists do their
restructuring and calculations, - The Movie Teller

[Aurelio] Let capitalists do their restructuring and calcula...

Don't worry.
My dad always fixes these things. - The Movie Teller

Don't worry. My dad always fixes these things.

[workers cheering] - The Movie Teller

[workers cheering]

- Long live the Socialist Party!
- Hurrah! - The Movie Teller

- Long live the Socialist Party! - Hurrah!

- Long live saltpeter workers!
- Hurrah! - The Movie Teller

- Long live saltpeter workers! - Hurrah!

Why are we leaving if Mauricio's dad said
he could fix everything? - The Movie Teller

Why are we leaving if Mauricio's dad said he could fix ...

They want to change the world first,
and we don't have that much time. - The Movie Teller

They want to change the world first, and we don't have ...

[Maria] Dad says he's German - The Movie Teller

[Maria] Dad says he's German

We don't even have enough for beans, - The Movie Teller

We don't even have enough for beans,

[Medardo] Dammit! In this house,
money is on horseback, and we're on foot. - The Movie Teller

[Medardo] Dammit! In this house, money is on horseback, and ...

[Medardo] Shall I go to heaven
so you have one less mouth to feed? - The Movie Teller

[Medardo] Shall I go to heaven so you have one less mouth to...

Hello, Charlie. Long time no see. - The Movie Teller

Hello, Charlie. Long time no see.

[imitates gunfire] - The Movie Teller

[imitates gunfire]

[Mariano stammers] - The Movie Teller

[Mariano stammers]

[stammers] There, Joe and Jerry
tried to escape. - The Movie Teller

[stammers] There, Joe and Jerry tried to escape.

Then… - The Movie Teller

Yes, I don't… - The Movie Teller

Yes, I don't…

[Holly whimpering in film] - The Movie Teller

[Holly whimpering in film]

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A girl's gift for recounting the events in Hollywood movies transforms her family's fortunes in rural 1960s Chile.

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Director: Lone Scherfig

Writer: Rafa Russo, Walter Salles, Isabel Coixet

Production: N/A

Genre: drama

Year: 2023

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.6

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 27 Oct 2023

Awards: 2 wins & 12 nominations total

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