Rolling Family (Familia Rodante) (2004)
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59% of critics liked it
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Argentinean writer/director Pablo Trapero (El Bonaerense, Crane World) takes to the road in Rolling Family. Emilia (Graciana Chironi) is the matriarch of a family living in Buenos Aires. When she learns that her sister's daughter is getting married, she gathers the whole family for a trip to her… More Argentinean writer/director Pablo Trapero (El Bonaerense, Crane World) takes to the road in Rolling Family. Emilia (Graciana Chironi) is the matriarch of a family living in Buenos Aires. When she learns that her sister's daughter is getting married, she gathers the whole family for a trip to her hometown of Misiones, on the border of Brazil. One of her daughters, Marta (Liliana Capuro), is married to Oscar (Bernardo Forteza). Marta calls him "Fatso," and he owns the RV the family uses for the trip. They have a teenage son, Gustavo (Raul Viñona), and a little boy, Matias (Nicolás López). Their older daughter, Paola (Laura Glave), ends up joining the party at the last moment when she tearfully walks out on her druggie boyfriend, Claudio (Federico Esquerro), and shows up on the family's doorstep in tears with her infant son. Also on board is Emilia's other daughter, Claudia (Ruth Dobel), and her husband, Ernesto (Carlos Resta). They bring their teen daughter, Yanina (Marianela Pedano), who brings along a friend, Nadia (Leila Gomez). Complications arise as soon as the trip begins. In addition to the problems that might be expected (car trouble, a run-in with the police), relationships get tangled. The boy-crazy Yanina aggressively pursues her cousin, Gustavo, who is more interested in Nadia. Claudio catches up with the family on his motorcycle, and gets into an altercation with Oscar. Things get even more heated when Ernesto begins flirting with Marta, his sister-in-law. All these problems surface with the entire family jammed into a small space, putting the entire trip in jeopardy. Rolling Family was shown by the Film Society of Lincoln Center at the 2004 New York Film Festival. ~ Josh Ralske, Rovi
- Directed By
- Pablo Trapero
- Genres
- Drama, Art House & International, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Sep 6, 2006 Wide
- Studio
- Palm
Critic Reviews
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Michael Esposito, Chicago Tribune
Despite some nice performances ... it never gets out of the predictable low gear.
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Marta Barber, Miami Herald
The cast doesn't look like a troupe of actors; it could easily be taken for an ordinary family with plenty of physical and psychological bumps and bruises, but always loving.
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Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com
It's a profoundly rich and beautiful picture, in its unassuming way close to a masterpiece.
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V.A. Musetto, New York Post
Director-writer Pablo Tapero keeps the proceedings low-key and realistic. He doesn't hit you over the head with his ideas, yet he manages to say a lot about human nature.
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Rob Nelson, Village Voice
The movie rarely if ever crosses the border between familiarity and surprise.
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Cast
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Graciana Chironi
as Emilia
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Liliana Capuro
as Marta
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Ruth Dobel
as Claudia
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Federico Esquerro
as Claudio
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Bernardo Forteza
as Oscar
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Laura Glave
as Paola
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Leila Gomez
as Nadia
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Nicolás López
as MatÃas, Matías, Mat?as
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Marianela Pedano
as Yanina
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Carlos Resta
as Ernesto
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Raul Viñoles
as Gustav
- Raul Vinona
- Sol Ocampo
