Demasiado miedo a la vida o Plaff (1988)

A superstitious middle-aged woman falls in love with a taxi driver, while trying to learn the identity of the unseen person tossing eggs at her.

Director:

Juan Carlos Tabío

Stars:

Daisy Granados, Thais Valdés, Raúl Pomares

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Daisy Granados	...	Concha
Thais Valdés	...	Clarita
Raúl Pomares	...	Tomas
Jorge Cao	...	Contreras
Alicia Bustamante
Ana Vivian Mora
Rolando Núñez
Natasha Díaz
Blanquita Contreras
Miriam Socarras
Gaston Palmer
Néstor Jiménez
Sonia Elena Prado
Amarilis Pumeda
Rosa María Alonso

Storyline

A superstitious middle-aged woman falls in love with a taxi driver, while trying to learn the identity of the unseen person tossing eggs at her.

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Plot Keywords:

taxi driver | egg | cuba | mother in law | santería | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

Cuba

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

5 January 1990 (East Germany)

Also Known As:

Plaff!

Company Credits

Production Co:

Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematográficos (ICAIC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Lively but mainly laughless comedy with a lot of gags that remind you "it's only a movie"

Someone is throwing eggs at the superstitious Concha, and it could be anyone, including her scientist daughter-in-law or the taxi driver with whom she has fallen in love.

"Plaff!" (the title refers to the splat sound of the eggs) is an ineptly-made, micro-budgeted comedy which makes light of its own ineptitude and low budget – resulting, unfortunately, in only one or two funny gags. Happily, the actors commit to their characters even while facing the camera crew in the mirror, confronting a crew member with a clapboard, or screaming at someone off-camera for a necessary prop. It's also interesting to see how much fun director Juan Carlos Tabío dares (or is allowed) to poke at Cuba's bureaucracy and general living conditions.