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Waiting for the Hearse

Movie"An out of the ordinary weekend in the life of an Argentine family"
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81
Waiting for the Hearse
NR 1 hr 27 minComedyWaiting for the Hearse Collection PosterPart of Waiting for the Hearse Collection
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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?
StarringLuis BrandoniChina ZorrillaAntonio Gasalla
DirectorAlejandro Doria

Movie Details

Original Language:Spanish
Executive Producers:Diana Frey
Production Companies:Rosafrey SRL, Susy Suranyi y Asociados
Movie Tags:
familysuicidefamily relationshipsextramarital affairgrandmotherangerrelativesmistakeneurosiswrath

Waiting for the Hearse Collection

Waiting for the Hearse (Esperando la carroza in Spanish) is a 1985 Argentine comedy film directed by Alejandro Doria. It is considered a cult film. It opened on 6 May 1985. The story belongs to the criollo grotesque (costumbrismo) genre or black comedy. It's based on the play of the same name by Jacobo Langsner, premiered by the Comedia Nacional company in 1962. The film adaptation starred some great local stars from the theater world like Antonio Gasalla, China Zorrilla, Luis Brandoni and Betiana Blum. In the River Plate culture, it's considered to be a classic and its reruns on TV still draw large audiences. On April 2, 2009, 23 years after the original film's release, a sequel, Waiting for the Hearse 2, was released.