| Waiting for the Hearse | |
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 Spanish language theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Alejandro Doria |
| Screenplay by | Alejandro Doria Jacobo Langsner |
| Based on | Esperando la carroza by Jacobo Langsner |
| Produced by | Diana Frey Alejandro Doria |
| Starring | Luis Brandoni China Zorrilla Antonio Gasalla Mónica Villa Betiana Blum Juan Manuel Tenuta |
| Cinematography | Juan Carlos Lenardi |
| Edited by | Silvia Ripoll |
| Music by | Feliciano Brunelli |
Production companies | Rosafrey Susy Suranyi y Asociados |
| Distributed by | Primer Plano Film Group (2012, Argentina - digitally restored version) |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | Argentina |
| Language | Spanish |
Waiting for the Hearse (Esperando la carroza in Spanish) is a 1985 Argentine black comedy film directed by Alejandro Doria. It opened on 6 May 1985. Originally not successful upon release, it is now considered a cult film and representative of Argentine culture.
The movie belongs to the criollo grotesque (costumbrismo) genre and is based on the play of the same name by Jacobo Langsner, premiered by the Comedia Nacional company in 1962. The film adaptation starred local well-known figures from the theatre world, such as Antonio Gasalla, China Zorrilla, Luis Brandoni and Betiana Blum. It's considered a classic in the River Plate culture, 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.
In a survey of the 100 greatest films of Argentine cinema carried out by the Museo del Cine Pablo Ducrós Hicken in 2000, the film reached the 12th position.[1] In a new version of the survey organized in 2022 by the specialized magazines La vida útil, Taipei and La tierra quema, presented at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival, the film reached the 16th position.[2] Also in 2022, the film was included in Spanish magazine Fotogramas's list of the 20 best Argentine films of all time.[3]
- ^ "Las 100 mejores del periodo 1933-1999 del Cine Argentino". La Mirada Cautiva (3). Buenos Aires: Museo del Cine Pablo Ducrós Hicken: 6–14. 2000. Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022 – via Encuesta de cine argentino 2022 on Google Drive.
- ^ "Top 100" (in Spanish). Encuesta de cine argentino 2022. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ Borrull, Mariona (July 17, 2022). "Las 20 mejores películas argentinas de la historia". Fotogramas (in Spanish). Madrid: Hearst España. Retrieved December 6, 2022.