Isle of Flowers

Isle of Flowers Portuguese Ilha das Flores is a 1989 Brazilian short film by Jorge Furtado. It tracks the path of a tomato from garden to dump with the help of a monotone voiceover and a collection of bizarre images. While a very humorous film, the message it delivers about how human beings treat each other is anything but such. The director himself has stated that the film was inspired by the works of Kurt Vonnegut and Alain Resnais, among others.

A constant and verbose offnarrator guides the viewer through the life of a tomato. Beginning at Mr Suzukis tomato field, the tomato is then sold to a supermarket, where it is acquired by Mrs Anete, a perfume saleswoman, together with some pork. Each exchange requires the presence of money, which is, together with the tomato, the constant element in the story. Mrs Anete intends to prepare a tomato sauce for the pork, but, having considered one of Mr Suzukis tomatoes inadequate, she throws it in the garbage. Together with the rest of the garbage, the tomato is taken to Isle of Flowers Ilha das Flores, Porto Alegres landfill. There, the organic material considered adequate is selected as food for pigs. The rest, which is considered inadequate for the pigs, is given to poor women and children to eat.Since its release, Isle of Flowers became one of the most acclaimed nonfiction short films of all time. According to the votes of over a thousand users of the Internet Movie Database, it is the best Brazilian short film and documentary ever made. ........

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