Synopsis
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.
Isle of Flowers (1989) is a 13 min documentary short film by Jorge Furtado. A tomato is planted, harvested and sold at a supermarket, but it rots and ends up in the trash.
Key facts
Cast
Paulo José, Júlia Barth, Luciane Azevedo, Ciça Reckziegel, Igor Costa, Douglas Trainini, Irene Schmidt, Gosei Kitajima
Original language
Portuguese
First release
September 6, 1989 (Brazil)
Crew
Screenplay
Jorge Furtado
Producer
Giba Assis Brasil, Monica Schmiedt
Cinematography
Roberto Henkin, Sérgio Amon
Editing
Giba Assis Brasil
Stills
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Festival History
- Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival 2025 generic
- Viennale 2007 generic
- Berlin International Film Festival 1990 generic
- FEST - New Directors / New Films 1990 generic
Titles
| Alternate title | L'Île aux fleurs | |
| Alternate title | Isle of Flowers |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Brazil | September 6, 1989 |
| Theatrical | Germany | January 1, 1990 |
| Theatrical | United States | March 23, 1990 |
| Theatrical | France | January 1, 2010 |
| Theatrical | Mexico | February 12, 2012 |
Full credits
| Director | Jorge Furtado |
| Cast | Paulo José (Narrator), Júlia Barth (Filha de Dona Anete), Luciane Azevedo (Ana Luiza Nunes), Ciça Reckziegel (Dona Anete), Igor Costa (Filho de Dona Anete), Douglas Trainini (Marido de Dona Anete), Irene Schmidt (Compradora), Gosei Kitajima (Sr. Suzuki 1), Takehiro Suzuki (Sr. Suzuki 2), Antônio da Silva (O dono do porco), Marcos Crespo (O empregado) |
| Screenplay | Jorge Furtado |
| Producer | Giba Assis Brasil, Monica Schmiedt |
| Executive producer | Nora Goulart |
| Cinematography | Roberto Henkin, Sérgio Amon |
| Editing | Giba Assis Brasil |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
