Esperando la carroza (1985)

User Rating:

8.5/10   

Director:

Alejandro Doria

Writers:

Alejandro Doria (writer)
Jacobo Langsner (play)

Release Date:

6 May 1985 (Argentina)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Each member of this family tries to endorse someone else to care for the old Mother.

Plot Keywords:

Crude Humor | Irony | Alcoholic | Woman Played By Man | Red Dress

Cast

Luis Brandoni	...	Antonio
China Zorrilla	...	Elvira
Antonio Gasalla	...	Mamá Cora
Julio De Grazia	...	Jorge
Betiana Blum	...	Nora
Mónica Villa	...	Susana
Juan Manuel Tenuta	...	Sergio
Andrea Tenuta	...	Matilde
Cecilia Rossetto	...	Dominga
Enrique Pinti	...	Felipe
Darío Grandinetti	...	Cacho
Lidia Catalano	...	Emilia
Clotilde Borella	...	Doña Elisa
Juan Acosta	...	Peralta
Angelita Pardo	...	Madre Felipe

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

Argentina

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Chile:14

Filming Locations:

Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina

Company:

Rosafrey

Trivia:

The complete name of the character of Mama Cora -which her sons find so difficult to remember- is: Ana María de los Dolores Buscarolli de Musicardi

Quotes:

Susana: [crying about their mother-in-law seems to have commited suicide] Is it possible that you don't feel any remorses?
Elvira: Me? Why should I? My conscience is totally clean.
Nora: [sobbing] Yet I, who am the least guilty of us all, feel terrible remorses.
Elvira: Why the least guilty?? You are as guilty as any of us.
Nora: Elvira, I wouldn't like to put my finger on an open sore, but, after all, you are living in Mama Cora's house...

Movie Connections:

Followed by Esperando la carroza 2: Se acabó la fiesta (2009)

Soundtrack:

Mi vaca lechera

You will never laugh so much

If you want to know about people behavior in Buenos Aires, specially from middle class, with lots of acid critics to the society and its traditions, this is the best movie to watch. Here you'll find amazing actors in a really funny story and if you pay attention beyond the details you can recognize many things that argentineans inherit from their close ancestors: italians and spanish immigrants as well.