Familia rodante (2004)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Pablo Trapero

Writer:

Pablo Trapero (writer)

Release Date:

30 September 2004 (Argentina)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

A wedding invite from an estranged sibiling inspires a grandmother to assemble her family and embark on a roadtrip in a broken down caravan.

Plot Keywords:

Grandmother | Car Breakdown | Tango | Trailer | Son In Law

Awards:

4 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Graciana Chironi	...	Emilia
Nicolás López	...	Matias
Liliana Capurro	...	Marta
Ruth Dobel	...	Claudia
Marianela Pedano	...	Yanina
Bernardo Forteza	...	Oscar
Elías Viñoles	...	Gustavo (as Raúl Viñoles)
Carlos Resta	...	Ernesto
Laura Glave	...	Paola
Sol Ocampo	...	Bebé
Leila Gomez	...	Nadia
Federico Esquerro	...	Claudio

Directed by
Pablo Trapero

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Pablo Trapero		writer

Produced by
Robert Bevan	....	producer
Hugo Castro Fau	....	executive producer
Douglas Cummins	....	co-producer
Christoph Friedel	....	co-producer
Martina Gusman	....	executive producer
Nicolás Martínez Zemborain	....	line producer
Donald Ranvaud	....	producer
Lilia Scenna	....	line producer
Marc Sillam	....	co-producer
Pablo Trapero	....	producer

Original Music by
Hugo Diaz
León Gieco
Juaujo Soza

Cinematography by
Guillermo Nieto

Film Editing by
Ezequiel Borovinsky		(as Ezequiel Borenstein)
Nicolas Goldbart

Casting by
María Inés Teyssié

Costume Design by
Marisa Urruti

Makeup Department
Jose Luis Catania	....	makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Federico Berón	....	assistant director
Matías Scartascini	....	second assistant director
Florencia Tovagliari	....	second assistant director
Fernando Trullols	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Nicolas Becker	....	foley artist
Pablo Gamberg	....	boom operator
Martín Grignaschi	....	sound
Judith Guittier	....	assistant foley artist
Martin Litmanovich	....	sound recordist
Patricio Muñoz Osorio	....	sound editor
Guillermo Picco	....	boom operator
Adriano Salgado	....	sound recordist
Alexander Weuffen	....	sound re-recording mixer

Visual Effects by
Rafael Di Veroli	....	main title designer

Camera and Electrical Department
Nicolás Cámara	....	electrician
Juan Chechile	....	assistant camera
Anabella Rollhauser	....	camera video assist
Laura Vidal	....	assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Soledad Cancela	....	assistant costume designer

Production Companies

• Lumina Films S.L.
• Paradis Films
• Pandora Filmproduktion
• Videofilmes Produçoes Artisticas Ltda.
• Axiom Films
• Buena Onda
• Lumina Films
• Matanza Cine
• Pol-Ka Producciones

Distributors

• Buena Onda (2004) (worldwide) (all media)
• 1More Film (2005) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Axiom Films (2005) (UK) (theatrical)
• Distribution Company (2004) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Palm Pictures (2006) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Europa Filmes (2006) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Total Film Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Marcella C. Public Relations  DVD publicity

Also Known As:

Rolling Family (Canada: English title) (festival title) (International: English title) (UK) (USA)
Família Rodante (Brazil)
Familia rodante - Argentinisch reisen (Germany)
Familia rodante - Reisen auf argentinisch (Germany)
Familie auf Rädern (Germany) (TV title)
Villa (Argentina) (working title)
Voyage en famille (France)

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

Argentina | Brazil | France | Germany | Spain | UK

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Brazil:12 | UK:12 (DVD rating) | UK:15 (original rating) | Argentina:Atp | France:U | Netherlands:MG6

Filming Locations:

Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina

Company:

Lumina Films S.L.

Soundtrack:

Familia Rodante

Don't ever use a casting agency Mr Trapero!

There are certainly some wonderful interesting roads in this movie and they certainly do engender the desire to get in a car and drive from Buenos Aires to Misiones; but really at core, this film is about interpersonal family dynamics. This movie is so beautifully observed and dare I say it, made with 'a love of family' perspective probably impossible in the UK. I found it utterly spellbinding. Call me an old soppy but just the opening shot of the great grandma sitting on her bed looking through her box of family photos had me sobbing tenderly. OK there was drama and incident along the route, but the way the family accepted each others foibles and gave each other space, seemed totally magical to me. I know they probably did know each other well in non-film reality, but the way it has been captured on screen is almost visceral. Hey man it was like you were there! I hope Mr Trapero goes on to make more Cool-Greatgrandma pictures and never hands over the casting of his films to an agency.