Comedy · Argentina · 1985 · 1h 27m

Waiting for the Hearse

Esperando la carroza

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Director
Alejandro Doria
Cast
Luis Brandoni as Antonio China Zorrilla as Elvira Antonio Gasalla as Mamá Cora Julio De Grazia as Jorge Betiana Blum as Nora Mónica Villa as Susana
Crew
Juan Carlos Lenardi — Director of Photography Silvia Ripoll — Editor Alejandro Doria — Screenplay Jacobo Langsner — Screenplay Diana Frey — Producer Fernando Wajs — Producer
Tagline

An out of the ordinary weekend in the life of an Argentine family

Synopsis

Mama Cora, who is almost eighty years old, has three sons and a daughter. She lives with one of them, who has serious financial problems. The family meets one day to celebrate an anniversary meal, and that is when the problem arises: which of them will take care of her?

Mood & Themes
suicideneurosismistakerelativesfamily relationshipswrathfamilyangerextramarital affairgrandmother
Key Collaborators
Alejandro Doria Director Juan Carlos Lenardi Director of Photography Silvia Ripoll Editor Alejandro Doria Screenplay Jacobo Langsner Screenplay Diana Frey Producer Fernando Wajs Producer Jorge Sarudiansky Production Design
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