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:

Mistaken Identity | Police Station | Social Satire | Cooking | Teenager

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:

At the funeral scene, Elvira receives a bunch of flowers with a band that reads 'From Dora and Alfonsina'. Elvira immediately takes off the final 'A' of Alfonsina's name so the flowers would have been sent by 'Dora and Alfonsin'. 'Raul Alfonsin' was the president of Argentina at that time.

Quotes:

Susana: [fighting with her sister-in-law in front of Nora and Matilde] If I only used those three stupid reasons you just mentioned to say one only little thing that I happen to know...!
Elvira: What do you have to say??
Susana: Oh... nothing.
Elvira: [mocking her] 'Oh... nothing'! Don't give me now the 'Oh... nothing'! Or do you think you are going to spoil my reputation as you just spoiled my carpet! And don't stay standing there like a Greek mummy, sowing the seed of doubt in Nora and Matilde. If you have something to say... just spit it out!!

Movie Connections:

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

Soundtrack:

Barrilito de Cerveza

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.