Esperando la carroza (1985)

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:

You can hear the voice of Antonio Gasalla (who plays the role of Mama Cora) shouting to Mama Cora in the scene while she is on the roof with the kid and drops the teakettle to the street.

Quotes:

Elvira: [fighting loudly with her husband] ... hey, hey, hey, don't take flight since you're not a kite! And stop yelling at me if you don't want me to go for help to the nun's convent!!
Nora: [standing up, sick of the shouting] Oh, no! no! I'm leaving! I can't no longer cope with this! In my house nobody ever raised his voice, not even to say 'good morning', so, I believe you are all very kind and very lovable, but I'm leaving...
[to Antonio, her husband]
Nora: Antonio!!
Antonio: [reading the newspaper, with a bored expression] Nora, what happens now?
[...]

Movie Connections:

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

Soundtrack:

Mi vaca lechera

Great movie

I've seen this movie recently and I really enjoyed it.

Although it shows a problem many families deal with (having an old person in the family, and not knowing what to do with him/her), it shows it in a funny way.

It tells the story about Mamá Cora (Antonio Gasalla), a woman in her eighties who apparently, it's disturbing in her bigger son's house. Her son's wife wants her out of the house, as she is driving her mad. Mamá Cora tries to help, but unfortunately, everything she does, she does it wrongly.

The family goes through lots of trouble, trying to solve what to do with Mamá Cora. While all this happens, a confusion makes the family believe she dies, and that leads to the funniest scenes of the comedy, although the whole movie is hilarious.

If want to rent a good comedy, I strongly recommend you to go for "Esperando la Carroza". Not to mention the outstanding performances of actors like China Zorrilla, Betiana Blum and Luis Brandoni, among others.

My score 10/10. Excellent movie.