La Nona (1979 film)
La Nona | |
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Directed by | Héctor Olivera |
Screenplay by | Roberto Cossa Héctor Olivera |
Based on | La nona by Roberto Cossa |
Produced by | Fernando Ayala |
Starring | Pepe Soriano Juan Carlos Altavista Osvaldo Terranova Fernando Iglesias 'Tacholas' |
Cinematography | Victor Hugo Caula |
Edited by | Carlos Piaggio |
Music by | Oscar Cardozo Campo |
Production company | Aries Cinematográfica Argentina |
Distributed by | Aries Cinematográfica Argentina |
Release date | May 10, 1979 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | Argentina |
Language | Spanish |
La Nona (Grandma) is a 1979 Argentine comedy drama film directed by Héctor Olivera and starring Pepe Soriano, Juan Carlos Altavista and Osvaldo Terranova.
Synopsis[]
A poor Argentine family of Italian origin lives with their grandmother Carmen, known by all as "La nona" (grandma in Italian). Despite her advanced age, La nona eats nonstop, while the family struggles with the bills and to feed her at the same time. La nona brings the family to the edge of ruin, whose members begins to look for the most diverse ways to earn money and eventually get rid of the old woman.
Cast[]
- Pepe Soriano as Carmen Racazzi, la Nona
- Juan Carlos Altavista as Chicho Spadone
- Osvaldo Terranova as Carmelo Spadone
- Eva Franco as Anyula Spadone
- Nya Quesada as María Spadone
- Graciela Alfano as Marta "Martita" Spadone
- Guillermo Battaglia as Don Francisco
- as Severe Nun
- Oscar Nuñez as Luque
- Pedro Martínez as Vicente
- as Poroto
- as Friendly Nun
- as Candy store owner
- Tacholas as Old man in asylum
- as Anthropologist
- as Street vendor
- as Mother Superior
- Max Berliner as Old man 2º
- Cayetano Biondo as Old man 3º
- as Grocer
- as Baker
- as Doctor
- Alfredo Quesada as Radiologist
- as Fishmonger
- as Old lady 1º
- as Old lady 2º
- as Police officer
- as Old man 4º
- as Ophthalmologist
- as Doorman at the Museum
- as Old lady 3º
- as Old lady 4º
- as Cook at the asylum
- as Old man 5º
- Fernando Ayala as Justice of the peace
- as Fishmonger 2º
- as Pimp
BBC Version[]
A made for TV version was produced in 1991 for the BBC Network, starring comic Les Dawson, as part of the Performance series.[1]
BBC Cast[]
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Categories:
- Spanish-language films
- 1979 films
- Argentine films
- 1979 comedy-drama films
- Films directed by Héctor Olivera
- Films shot in Buenos Aires
- Argentine comedy-drama films
- 1970s Argentine film stubs
- Comedy-drama film stubs