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Rolling Family (2004)

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Reviews Counted:17

Fresh:10

Rotten:7

Average Rating:5.8/10

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Theatrical Release:Sep 8, 2006 Limited

Synopsis: "Rolling Family" is a warm, vivacious comedy about love, life, laughter and the compromises we make for family. When Emila, (Gracina) an Argentinian grandmother is invited to be the 'matron of... "Rolling Family" is a warm, vivacious comedy about love, life, laughter and the compromises we make for family. When Emila, (Gracina) an Argentinian grandmother is invited to be the 'matron of honor' at the wedding of a distant niece she invites her whole family to accompany her. They set off in a 1956 Chevy Viking camper on a cross country journey to the border of Argentina and Brazil. Between the starting point of Buenos Aires and the destination of Misiones, all the anger, sorrow, attraction and warmth between four cramped generations comes to the surface. "Rolling Family" is a joyful and complex film that illuminates family life filled with affection, melancholy, and plenty of humor. -- © Palm Pictures [More]

Starring: Graciana Chironi

Starring: Graciana Chironi

Director: Pablo Trapero

Director: Pablo Trapero
Studio: Palm Pictures

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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.

Full Review Source: Miami Herald | comment Comment
09/29/06
Marta Barber
Marta Barber
Miami Herald

Funny, telling and more than a little frightening

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
02/07/05
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Film Threat

Another low-budget gem from the New Argentine cinema.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
12/06/05
Tom Dawson
Tom Dawson
BBC

Getting released so close to Little Miss Sunshine can't be a coincidence.

Full Review Source: ComingSoon.net | comment Comment
09/05/06
Edward Douglas
Edward Douglas
ComingSoon.net

Despite some nice performances ... it never gets out of the predictable low gear.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
10/12/06
Michael Esposito
Michael Esposito
Chicago Tribune
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The film sets up a familiar dichotomy: traditional values, common sense, and a sense of nature, contrasted with urban sophistication, neurosis, and selfishness.

Full Review Source: Not Coming to a Theater Near You | comment Comment
06/21/05
Leo Goldsmith
Leo Goldsmith
Not Coming to a Theater Near You

While the film is completely unpretentious and moves at a pleasant pace, it's also lightweight.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
10/11/04
Ed Gonzalez
Ed Gonzalez
Slant Magazine

Not a movie of ideas but an emotional and tactile experience of economy-class travel.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
10/14/04
Stephen Holden
Stephen Holden
New York Times
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This is all about boredom, anger and sex, and what we get most is the first on the list.

Full Review Source: Greenwich Village Gazette | comment Comment
09/15/06
Eric Lurio
Eric Lurio
Greenwich Village Gazette

Trapero focuses on hazy morning sunrises and landscapes rushing by, and the way he frames the action in that tiny camper is like an extended, bravura stunt.

Full Review Source: AV Club | comment Comment
09/08/06
Noel Murray
Noel Murray
AV Club

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.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
09/08/06
V.A. Musetto
V.A. Musetto
New York Post
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The movie rarely if ever crosses the border between familiarity and surprise.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
09/05/06
Rob Nelson
Rob Nelson
Village Voice
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It's a profoundly rich and beautiful picture, in its unassuming way close to a masterpiece.

Full Review Source: Salon.com | comment Comment
09/20/06
Andrew O'Hehir
Andrew O'Hehir
Salon.com
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The cast is as spiritedly naturalistic as Guillermo Nieto's cinematography, but there's no sense of place (let alone insight), and for a road movie that's a fatal flaw.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
04/01/06
Patrick Peters
Patrick Peters
Empire Magazine

Proves that Americans don't hold the patent on familial dysfunction, but it's also a sincere personal essay about writer-director Trapero's Argentinean family.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
08/27/07
James Plath
James Plath
DVDTown.com

Filled with the kind of universal truths that know few language barriers.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
11/08/04
Michael Rechtshaffen
Michael Rechtshaffen
Hollywood Reporter
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The film has humanity to burn, but its loose structure makes it hard to connect with the multiple characters.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
11/08/04
Deborah Young
Deborah Young
Variety
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02/09/06
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