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Tony Manero was cowritten by Larraín and the film’s telegenic star, Alfredo Castro, whose uncanny resemblance to Al Pacino echoes the dancer’s manic imitation of Travolta’s eponymous disco idol and, by extension, the aggressive embrace of American free-market capitalism by the Pinochet dictatorship.
Six years have passed since Tony Manero (John Travolta) gazed longingly at the lights of Manhattan at the end of "Saturday Night Fever." Now he lives in a fleabag Manhattan hotel, works as a waiter and a dance instructor and dates a young dancer ( Cynthia Rhodes ) with the patience of a saint.
Look I just had a lotta attitude and I didn't like it. Mrs. Manero : [exhales] I don't believe this. Tony Manero : [getting mad] Well believe it! Mrs. Manero : Well I don't believe it, now don't get fresh with me! This - this attitude you're talkin' about: that's what got you outta this damn neighbourhood. So don't apologize, you don't have to ...
Apr 1, 2024 · The film powerfully paints the insensate society that emerged during the Pinochet Era, the feelings of distrust in a culture of surveillance and repression. Tony Manero's narrative strongly recalls the intense neoliberalism and free-market economy brought to Chile by Pinochet's leadership. The dictator's close ties with the Western governments ...
Dec 16, 1977 · Saturday Night Fever: Directed by John Badham. With John Travolta, Karen Lynn Gorney, Barry Miller, Joseph Cali. Anxious about his future after high school, a 19-year-old Italian-American from Brooklyn tries to escape the harsh reality of his bleak family life by dominating the dance floor at the local disco.
Apr 9, 2009 · Tony Manero is a gritty yet gripping portrayal of Raúl Peralta (Alfredo Castro), a fiftysomething Chilean living under the Pinochet dictatorship in 1978. Despite his ageing years and dicey dancing, Raúl becomes obssessed with the American hit film Saturday Night Fever and, particularly, with John Travolta's central character Tony Manero.
