Peruvian cinema reaches a very high point, even other works by the same director, with this well-interpreted film, where vulgarity has been avoided without losing a modern sense of humor, where the viewer is not extorted with emotional impacts and television sentimentality. Really admirable the work of the scriptwriters, lighting, interpretation, direction and even music (even when it appeals to some common place). Seeing this movie reconciles with the seventh art.
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A very funny movie similar in feeling to "Notting Hill" and "About a boy"
trueblueinnz22 October 2017
I watched this today as part of a local film festival - Latin America and Spain Film Festival. It's Spanish language with subtitles.
The whole cinema was bursting out laughing at times. This is great entertainment with the characters being just the right mix of endearing, lovable and funny. It's a good plot that will keep you engaged and in tears. Some of which will be real as you get caught up with the characters and what is happening in their lives and between each other.
It's not perfect but if you want to have a great laugh and feel good at the end then put this on your watch list. The good far outweighs the not so good.
Worth watching. Maybe even twice.
The whole cinema was bursting out laughing at times. This is great entertainment with the characters being just the right mix of endearing, lovable and funny. It's a good plot that will keep you engaged and in tears. Some of which will be real as you get caught up with the characters and what is happening in their lives and between each other.
It's not perfect but if you want to have a great laugh and feel good at the end then put this on your watch list. The good far outweighs the not so good.
Worth watching. Maybe even twice.
Bland Peruvian Family Comedy
Mozjoukine28 October 2023
Warning: Spoilers
Peruvian sitcoms are not something we get faced with every day so Margarita has curiosity value. Bright colours and loads of the pre-teen charms of Francisca Aronsson are the selling points but what we get the most of is sad sack Giovanni Ciccia, who is in every scene and practically every shot. The comedian needs better material to make any impression.
Ciccia is a freelance ad man (we don't get to see much of his work) on whom middle age is bearing down. His major compensation is inappropriately blonde and lively Maria Grazia Gamarra. On the day of his big presentation, ex-wife Vanessa Saba dumps their young daughter Aronsson on him, after a fight with the girl.
Our hero's narcoleptic chum César Ritter tries to help out and in desperation gran Yvonne Frayssinet is called in for a trip to the local Tattos franchise super market, where they adopt a stray dog that they detour to the vet and welcome into the household, over Ciccia's objections. The animal proves to have no comic potential. Meanwhile fetching neighbor Melania Urbina and Ciccia become an item, despite her inability to park in her allocated space and Ritter has an attack of the crazies because he gets woken up during one of his doze offs.
Of course, everything goes pear shaped and then resolves happily - shots of a family excursion to Paris. It's about as interesting as it sounds and limited by a lack of Peruvian locating material.
Ciccia is a freelance ad man (we don't get to see much of his work) on whom middle age is bearing down. His major compensation is inappropriately blonde and lively Maria Grazia Gamarra. On the day of his big presentation, ex-wife Vanessa Saba dumps their young daughter Aronsson on him, after a fight with the girl.
Our hero's narcoleptic chum César Ritter tries to help out and in desperation gran Yvonne Frayssinet is called in for a trip to the local Tattos franchise super market, where they adopt a stray dog that they detour to the vet and welcome into the household, over Ciccia's objections. The animal proves to have no comic potential. Meanwhile fetching neighbor Melania Urbina and Ciccia become an item, despite her inability to park in her allocated space and Ritter has an attack of the crazies because he gets woken up during one of his doze offs.
Of course, everything goes pear shaped and then resolves happily - shots of a family excursion to Paris. It's about as interesting as it sounds and limited by a lack of Peruvian locating material.
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