El cochecito

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1987-06-29

Languages:

Spanish, French

Countries:

Spain

Runtime:

85 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (558 Reviews)

Director:

Marco Ferreri

Genres:

Comedy Drama

Cast:

Josè Isbert Pedro Porcel Josè Luis Lèpez Vèzquez Marèa Luisa Ponte

Writer:

Rafael Azcona (novel)

Rafael Azcona (screenplay)

Marco Ferreri (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Septuagenarian Don Anselmo Proharan, a retired government minister, finds himself sharing living space with his son, a penurious, bourgeoisie solicitor and his family. Don Anselmo, a widower, is restricted to one room of the house, and his social life has narrowed to attending wakes, funerals, and visiting the cemetery. When his paraplegic friend Don Lucas, gets a motorized wheelchair, Proharan accompanies him to his wife's grave to leave flowers. Don Anselmo soon becomes obsessed with getting his own "little coach" and joining the subculture of other "cochetito" owners. However, when his tight-fisted son refuses to buy a chair for him, the old man tries several gambits to get one.

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