frankenstein meets the wolf man is a 1943 american monster horror film produced by universal studios starring lon chaney , jr. as the wolf man and bela lugosi as frankenstein 's monster .

this was the first of a series of " ensemble " monster films combining characters from several film series .

this film , therefore , is both the fifth in the series of films based upon mary shelley 's frankenstein , directly after the ghost of frankenstein , and a sequel to the wolf man .

frankenstein meets the wolf man

the climactic transformation scene from frankenstein meets the wolf man ( 1943 ) . urltoken
frankenstein meets the wolf man currently holds a 25 % maximum approval on rotten tomatoes .
larry grows nicely here , by the way , and frankenstein meets the wolf man is a natural progression from the wolf man . well , minus the frankenstein part .
frankenstein meets the wolf man has been made available on vhs , dvd and is a bonus feature film on the wolf man legacy collection dvd .
frankenstein meets the wolf man currently holds a 25 % approval rating on rotten tomatoes . [ 5 ]
columbia ' s return of the vampire was the ( unauthorized ) dracula meets the wolf man .
ilona massey bela lugosi lon chaney jr in movie art for the film ' frankenstein meets the wolf man ' , 1943 .
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frankenstein meets the wolf man - this serves as the 5th in the frankenstein series and a sequel to the wolf man . don ' t expect a big all - out war like freddy vs . jason or alien vs .
frankenstein meets the wolf man .
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the 2009 film house of the wolf man is a tribute to frankenstein meets the wolf man and universal ' s other
monster mash
films and also features a climactic clash between frankenstein ' s monster and a werewolf .
two hapless freight handlers find themselves encountering dracula , the frankenstein monster and the wolf man .
1961 magazine cover depicting the climactic battle between frankenstein ' s monster and the wolf man .
the wolf man appeared last in his own 1941 film , the wolf man , while the frankenstein monster appeared last in ghost of frankenstein . they both appear next in the 1944 film , house of frankenstein .
fortunately for universal horror fans the wolf man and the monster live to fight another day . unfortunately for the pickier universal horror fans , frankenstein meets the wolf man slaughters continuity and hacks at the larger cycle of films .
ilona massey and lon chaney jr in ' frankenstein meets the wol . . .
the opening of frankenstein meets the wolf man appears ominous . two grave robbers break into the tomb of larry talbot , the wolf man . the film follows the violent journey of the wolf man as he searches for the whereabouts of frankenstein . the wolf man discovers frozen in the ice , frankenstein ' s creature , who he sets free . he meets with baroness elsa frankenstein , who leads him to frankenstein ' s life work the secret of life and death . frankenstein ' s secrets are revealed , and the characters prepare to continue his gruesome work .
frankenstein meets the wolf man ' with lon chaney , bela lugosi , patric knowles and ilona massey
. march 6 , 1943 : p . 38 .
frankenstein meets the wolf man originated as a jest by curt siodmak , writer or co - writer of a few films we’ve talked about this month : the invisible man returns ( 1940 ) , the wolf man ( 1941 ) , and invisible agent ( 1942 ) .
the wolf man asks one of dr . frankenstein ' s descendants to find a cure for lycanthropy .
further proving the importance of the wolf man to universal monster history is that in all of the 1940 sequels including 1943’s frankenstein meets the wolf man , 1944’s house of frankenstein , 1945’s house of dracula , as well as in 1948’s abbott and costello meet frankenstein , multiple actors play different versions of dracula , the mummy , frankenstein’s monster , the invisible man , etc .
lon chaney , jr . as lawrence
larry
talbot / the wolf man
ironically , frankenstein meets the wolf man began as nothing more than a joke by screenwriter curt siodmak . siodmak had just written the screenplay for universal ' s mega horror hit , the wolf man , released in 1941 . george waggner had produced and directed the film .
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waggner took him up on his idea and announced his new writing job was indeed to be frankenstein meets the wolf man , on the very day payment fell due for his car .
frustrating or not , the dvd version of the frankenstein : complete legacy collection included frankenstein ( 1931 ) , the bride of frankenstein ( 1935 ) , son of frankenstein ( 1939 ) , the ghost of frankenstein ( 1942 ) , frankenstein meets the wolf man ( 1943 ) , house of frankenstein ( 1944 ) , house of dracula ( 1945 ) , and abbott and costello meet frankenstein ( 1948 ) , plus extras .
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in short , this is the moment where the wolf man became the agent coulson of 1940s cinema .
frankenstein meets the wolf man : bela lugosi as frankenstein ' s monster and lon chaney , jr . as the cursed wolf man collide in one of the great classic horror films of the 1940s . beginning as a moody chiller , director roy william neill sets the stage for an unforgettable clash . the resurrected wolf man , seeking a cure for his malady , enlists the aid of mad scientists patric knowles , who claims he will not only rid the wolf man of his nocturnal metamorphosis but will also revive the frozen body of frankenstein ' s inhuman creation .
an evil scientist and his hunchbacked assistant escape from prison and encounter dracula , the wolf man and frankenstein ' s monster .
frankenstein meets the wolf man is a universal horror movie from 1943 . it is a cross over sequel for both the wolf man 1941 and the ghost of frankenstein and it is universal ' s first monster mash film . it is today also recognized as the film that established the first
shared universe
by establishing that the four preceding frankenstein films , along with the wolf man existed in the same universe . later universal films would also add the three dracula films and a version of the invisible man to this shared universe .
’s financial success repeated itself when it was released on video cassette . in new york in the fall of 1986 , nearly all the new york stores sold out of their copies of frankenstein meets the wolf man .
happy birthday to frankenstein meets the wolf man . i cannot find an earlier fictional character crossover in film history . two monsters for the price of one . a colossal battle royale for the ages . sure , frankenstein may meet the wolf man , but more importantly , frankenstein ' s monster battles the wolf man . the film was released seventy years ago today , march 5 , 1943 , and remains one of the best known and best loved of universal studios ' famous monsters films .
frankenstein meets the wolfman balances its weenies with precision . the competing storylines are given almost exactly the same amount of screen time .
i really love this film , one of the best in the frankenstein and wolf man series imo . but one thing i have always wondered about is that it really isn ' t dr . frankenstein who meets the wolf man , but the monster . were they calling the monster frankenstein , even though he is supposed to be nameless ? the same can be said about house of frankenstein , abbott and costello meet frankenstein , and other films . i think these are reasons why a lot of people think frankenstein is the name of the monster . i suppose it does sound better than the frankenstein monster meets the wolf man , but still it can be confusing to some people . what are your opinions on this and the film in general ?
frankenstein meets the wolf man , a universal studios production , was directed by roy william neill . the film came to movie theaters in the united states on march 5th , 1943 . curt sidomak completed the original screenplay as the writer .
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sounding more like comic - book japes than a serious classic monster film , frankenstein meets the wolf man is surprisingly good . anecdotal evidence from screenwriter curt siodmak suggests the idea was initially presented by him as a joke to producer george waggner as he needed a new car . “i was sitting down at the universal commissary having lunch with [ him ] and i said , ‘george , why don’t we make a picture frankenstein wolfs the meat man – er , meets the wolf man ? ’”
the sound score from the wolf man , composed by charles previn , hans j . salter and frank skinner is revisited in this film and is often regarded as a de facto theme song for the wolf man .
availability : frankenstein meets the wolf man has been released numerous times on dvd ; some version is available from amazon or possibly your local video store / library . the film can also be rented or purchased through the major digital services .
there are several inconsistencies in terms of continuity between this film and the next . in frankenstein meets the wolf man , the primary setting is known as vasaria and is the location of frankenstein castle . it should be noted that this is the castle estate of ludwig frankenstein , not the watchtower laboratory of henry frankenstein . in house of frankenstein , the spelling of the village is changed to visaria , but castle frankenstein has now been returned to its original location in frankenstein village . as per house of frankenstein , it is a three day journey by carriage from frankenstein village to visaria .
i really love this film , one of the best in the frankenstein and wolf man series imo . but one thing i have always wondered about is that it really isn ' t dr . frankenstein who meets the wolf man , but the monster . were they calling the monster frankenstein , even though he is supposed to be nameless ? the same can be said about house of frankenstein , abbott and costello meet frankenstein , and other films . i think these are reasons why a lot of people think frankenstein is the name of the monster . i suppose it does sound better than the frankenstein monster meets the wolf man , but still it can be confusing to some people . what are your opinions on this and the film in general ?
in son of frankenstein , frazzled bathrobe comes out and admits that the great unwashed have already started referring to the monster by the name , frankenstein .
promotional photo of the creature ( bela lugosi ) and the wolf man ( lon chaney , jr . ) .
desperate to entice audiences to its waning horror series , universal decided to combine two of its most popular monsters - - frankenstein ' s monster and the wolf man - - thus creating one sequel for two films : the ghost of frankenstein ( 1942 ) and the wolf man ( 1941 ) . inexplicably alive after having been bludgeoned to death in the wolf man , lawrence talbot ( lon . . . read more
final verdict : ugh . the addition of lon chaney jr gives this movie a much needed boost , but overall frankenstein meets the wolf man is not nearly as fun as its title suggests . the final battle takes up literally seconds of screentime .
crossover : this was the very first occasion in which characters from two previously unconnected films had met in such a way , thereby retroactively creating a shared universe in which frankenstein 1931 , bride of frankenstein , son of frankenstein , the ghost of frankenstein and the wolf man 1941 existed .
frankenstein meets the wolf man ( 1943 ) is one of the earliest and most celebrated versus movies , though the title suggests the wolf man ( played for the nth time by lon chaney jr . ) is simply inviting friends around for tea . they are hardly seen together at all until the castle - set finale , with the wolf man taking on an anti - hero role and defending the human characters against bela lugosi’s monster . in typical fashion , it’s an even fight , as the wolf man’s agility clashes with the monster’s pure strength until they both perish in a climactic flood . well , until house of frankenstein ( 1944 ) .
the dog called “bruno” in the film is actually lon chaney jr’s dog , moose . chaney adopted the dog from the universal lot after moose played the wolf that bit him in the original “the wolf man” .
most crossover films pitting various characters from different series against each other are misleading , as they almost always ultimately favor one of the various attractions . once a bunch of commercially viable elements are bunched together for one property , so to speak , decisions of dramatic emphasis must be made . frankenstein meets the wolf man , for instance , while serving as the fifth of universal studios’ 1930s - and 1940s - era frankenstein films as well as a direct sequel to the wolf man , is really the wolf man’s movie .
frankenstein meets the wolf man ( 1943 ) . universal monster team - up . stars : lon chaney jr , bela lugosi , ilona massey . director - roy william neill . moria - the science - fiction , horror and fantasy film review .
count dracula and the wolf man seek cures for their afflictions ; a hunchbacked woman , a mad scientist and frankenstein ' s monster have their own troubles .
final appearance of maria ouspenskaya as maleva . maleva previously appeared as the maternal figure to larry talbot in the wolf man .
frankenstein meets the wolf man is a poor follow - up to the ghost of frankenstein , the continuity of which is fragmented at times and thoroughly discarded at others . curt siodmak’s then unique premise does , however , allow for exceptional insight regarding the larry talbot character , whose journey from carefree young man to tortured soul reaches its darkest destination in this chilling installment .
this is univeral studios ' fifth ' frankenstein ' film and the sequel to 1941 ' s ' the wolf man ' ; interesting attempt to have a . . .
marvel and dc are two of the most popular cinematic universes , but universal ' s wolf man started it all .
the monster begins to carry elsa away , but the wolf man attacks him , and she escapes from the castle with mannering . the wolf man and the monster then engage in a fight until they are both swept away in the flood that results when vazec dynamites the dam .
a direct sequel to the wolf man , frankenstein meets the wolf man wastes no time in establishing an eerie atmosphere . specifically , an assortment of grave markers and dead trees combine with the luminosity of a full moon , thereby encompassing the talbot mausoleum with a haunting picture of death , decay , and symbolic lunacy—all elements that serve to foreshadow the tormented existence of larry talbot following his “rebirth” via moonlight .
consequently , lugosi is onscreen literally for only a few minutes , leaving the wolf man as the film ' s primary focus .
while lugosi lacked the elevated cheekbones , sunken features , and narrow jawline for which the monster is usually identified , frankenstein meets the wolf man will nonetheless appeal to fans of the latter character in its title . especially commendable is chaney’s nuanced acting , which reinforces the incredible concept of a man at war with his primal instincts—the true conflict underlying siodmak’s narrative .
larry talbot , the wolf man is back from the dead years later and is looking for a cure . talbot discovers that victor frankenstein can cure him and seeks him out , only to find frankenstein ' s creation .
even the geography is a muddle since the monster resides in the vaguely swiss village of vasaria in both ghost and frankenstein meets the wolf man . and yet , when dr . niemann thaws him out ostensibly “six years later” in house of frankenstein , the village is now titled “village frankenstein , ” while niemann seeks to take larry , the monster , and the whole brood to his old lab…in vasaria .
and here plays a bit part as the mayor . lon chaney jr became famous as the wolf man in 1941 , played the monster in
after being awakened , larry talbot chips frankenstein ' s monster out of a block of ice . when talbot changes to the wolf man , the two creatures battle each other .
lon chaney jr . stars as the unfortunate larry talbot , who gets bitten by a werewolf and survives to carry the curse . in frankenstein meets the wolf man , larry seeks out dr . frankenstein to help him lift the curse , but encounters the doctor ' s monster ( bela lugosi ) instead , which leads to a classic showdown .
as chaney himself indicated , the best monsters are motivated by factors beyond their control and elicit compassion from audiences as a result . frankenstein meets the wolf man contains the quintessential example of such , with one of its eponymous characters working to end his life and thus permanently kill the beast within .
bela lugosi as frankenstein ' s monster and lon chaney , jr . as the cursed wolf man collide in one of the great classic horror films of the 1940s . beginning as a moody chiller , director roy william neill sets the stage for an unforgettable clash . the resurrected wolf man , seeking a cure for his malady , enlists the aid of mad scientist patric knowles , who claims he will not only rid the wolf man of his nocturnal metamorphosis but will also revive the frozen body of frankenstein ' s inhuman creation .
screenwriter curt siodmak claimed that during a lunch in the studio commissary he had joked to producer george waggner that he had a great title for a new film in the series ( half - heartedly — he needed a down payment for a new car ) :
frankenstein meets the wolfman ,
which he mispronounced as ' frankenstein wolfs the meat man ' . waggner , not known for a casual sense of humor , left to have his lunch ; shortly thereafter , he called siodmak to his office , telling him to
go ahead , buy the car .
dumbfounded but pleased , the writer went to work . thus that next film was frankenstein meets the wolf man , which served as a sequel both to the wolf man and the ghost of frankenstein .
this , actually , is an extremely faithful direct sequel to the wolf man for the first half hour . once they get to frankenstein territory , then it ' s something else again .
in the wolf man , larry talbot , played by the legendary lon chaney jr . ( frankenstein meets the wolf man 1943 , dracula vs . frankenstein 1971 ) , returns home in llanwelly , wales ; he looks to rekindle his relationship with his estranged father only to learn of his brother’s death . it is there where he falls in love with gwen conliffe , an antique shop owner , played by evelyn ankers ( son of dracula 1943 , the invisible man’s revenge 1944 ) . talbot purchases a silver - headed walking stick decorated with a wolf to strike up a conversation with her . gwen tells talbot that the creature on his walking stick represents a werewolf , a man who changes into a wolf at certain times of the year .
frankenstein meets the wolf man has the skeletal structure of a really great movie . the concept is compelling , the story is solid , the cast is excellent , and the production quality is well above the “b” status the movie was given . what hamstrings this movie is the bewildering decisions made during the editing of the footage , particularly in regards to bela lugosi’s characterization of the monster .
oh , ain ' t that the truth . i can recognize the faults of frankenstein meets the wolf man . i freely acknowledge that it ' s not a patch on , at least , the two james whale frankenstein films . still , i think i could watch fmtwm once a week for the rest of my life and never tire of it . some of this has to
second and final horror film for hungarian actress ilona massey . she previously appeared in the 1942 movie the invisible agent . this is the second frankenstein film to feature the character of elsa frankenstein . the character was previously played by evelyn ankers in ghost of frankenstein . ankers also worked with lon chaney , jr . in the wolf man .
four years after his death in the wolf man , larry talbot ( lon chaney jr ) is awakened from his slumber when two vagrants open his grave . after instantly transforming into a wolf man and killing one of them , he finds himself in cardiff , wales .
after the monster lustfully carries off elsa , the wolf man attacks him , she runs out of the castle with mannering . the wolf man and the monster then engage in a fight until they both get swept away in a flood that results after the local tavern owner blows up the town dam to drown the castle ' s inhabitants .
aborted arc : all references to the ending of the ghost of frankenstein were cut , which keeps the monster as the man child it was portrayed before .
up to that point , there is nothing wrong with the movie . nothing at all . matter of fact , the first third of frankenstein meets the wolf man is , i think , nearly the equal of anything universal ever made . and i’m not talking about it as a “fun” movie , but as a genuinely great piece of filmmaking .
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frankenstein meets the wolf man doesn’t quite live up to its title of two popular monster meeting for the first time , but it provides a great continuation of larry’s story with a serious look into his horrific search for an end to his torment . seriously , check this one out . you’ll be in for a pleasant surprise .
screenwriter curt siodmak claimed that during a lunch in the studio commissary he had joked to producer george waggner that he had a great title for a new film in the series ( half - heartedly — he needed a down payment for a new car ) :
frankenstein wolfs the meat man
. waggner , not known for a casual sense of humor , left to have his lunch ; shortly thereafter , he called siodmak to his office , telling him to
go ahead , buy the car .
dumbfounded but pleased , the writer went to work ; thus that next film was frankenstein meets the wolf man , which served as a sequel both to the wolf man and the ghost of frankenstein .
so very nearly a perfect film , frankenstein meets the wolf man is still infinitely better than many of its critics , at the time or since , will deign to admit . lambasted for being the first of the monster line - ups , and therefore the beginning of the end of the classic monsters , it’s hard to see where , by 1943 , they were going anyway .
stuntman eddie parker is usually credited as lugosi ' s sole double , but his primary stunt role was thought to be that of the wolf man .
outside , vazec decides to go through with his threat . he places a roll of dynamite at the base of the nearby dam and lights it . the explosion causes the dam to collapse and millions of gallons of water flood the valley , destroying frankenstein castle . the wolf man and the frankenstein monster are presumably killed in the flood .
after the ezboard deluge , the dam indeed is destroyed , the waters have subsided and the barest remnants of the laboratory castle remain . somewhere , perhaps frozen in ice , may be the bodies of the wolf man and the frankenstein monster . but hundreds of posts about this wonderful film have been washed away by the ezboard hacker and we must , like the villagers before us , rebuild . so let ' s continue with the discussion . is there a more fun movie in all of universal ' s classic canon than frankenstein meets the wolf man ? i think not . david ' frank ! you ' re making him strong again ! '
with so much history surrounding it , what is next for the wolf man legacy now that the universal monster will be rebooted and share the same universe ? well , the good news is that fans may be allegedly getting a wolf man film sometime in 2019 , although , no set release date as of yet . exciting enough , there is still no substitute for the real thing , and seventy - five years later , the wolf man still reigns as a landmark piece of horror cinema .
the first of what would come to be known as the universal monster rallies , frankenstein meets the wolf man is arguably one of the stronger horror films of the genre , and certainly the best of the multi - monster mashes . with an excellent cast generally , and a superlative performance by lon chaney , the film , directed by roy william neill , is at times visually stunning and beautifully scripted .
after dracula kills his first target , neimann moves on to castle frankenstein to locate the good doctor’s records . he also finds the monster and the wolf man , frozen in ice following their battle at the end of the previous movie . he manages to revive the wolf man , but the monster remains comatose . enlisting larry talbot’s ( lon chaney jr . ) aid , neimann returns to his lab to commence resurrecting the monster .
complicating matters even further , the full moon rises in the night sky . larry talbot transforms into the wolf man just as the frankenstein monster breaks free of his straps . the monster approaches elsa who faints as she tries to get away . he picks her up , but the wolf man leaps upon his back , forcing the monster to drop the baroness . as the two creatures begin fighting against one another , the baroness and doctor mannering flee the castle .
disc one – frankenstein ( 1931 ) – this is exactly the same disc that was released in 2012 . it includes the film in hd , along with the frankenstein files ( sd – 44 : 53 ) , karloff : the gentle monster ( sd – 37 : 58 ) , the monster tracks trivia track , universal horror ( sd – 95 : 26 ) , frankenstein archive ( sd – 9 : 24 ) , the boo ! short film ( sd – 9 : 30 ) , audio commentary with rudy behlmer , audio commentary with sir christopher frayling , trailers for frankenstein , the bride of frankenstein , the ghost of frankenstein , frankenstein meets the wolf man , and house of frankenstein ( sd – 8 : 23 in all ) , and 100 years of universal : restoring the classics ( hd – 9 : 13 )
in llanwelly village , two graverobbers break into the talbot family tomb . they crack open the casket of lawrence talbot , believing that he had been buried with large sums of money . as the coffin lid rises , the light of the full moon shines through . larry talbot is resurrected as the wolf man . the wolf man pounces on top of one grave robber , freddy jolly , as the other manages to crawl out of the tomb through a window above the vault . the wolf man escapes and goes to nearby cardiff where he kills a police constable .
siodmak had found his weenie . the monster had been killed four times at the end of four of his own films . but the frankenstein monster wanted to live . he wanted to live , as badly as the wolf man wanted to die . the monster had to find baron frankenstein , to keep him alive forever .
universal ' s a - team of horror talent behind the camera was in full force for the making of frankenstein meets the wolf man . john b . goodman and martin obzina created some excellent sets , including the remarkably eerie graveyard featured in the film ' s opening . george robinson provided his usual superb camerawork , with some nice use of shadows in the film ' s atmospheric first half .
dark universe’s core creatives are the mummy director alex kurtzman , chris morgan ( producer behind the fast and the furious franchise ) , christopher mcquarrie ( mission : impossible rogue nation director ) , and david koepp ( writer of 2002’s spider - man ) . the tom cruise - starring the mummy will be the first out of the gate , followed by bride of frankenstein and the invisible man , with the potential wolf man and van helsing film to follow .
siodmak was having lunch in the universal commissary one day , so the story goes , when he jokingly suggested frankenstein meets the wolf man as the title for a new movie to producer george waggner . waggner , who apparently didn’t have much of a sense of humor , took siodmak seriously and assigned the project to the writer . siodmak needed money for a down payment on a car and so took the job .
in this fifth film in universal ' s
frankenstein
series , larry talbot , alias the wolf man , is brought back to the land of the living . the anguished talbot commiserates with gypsy lady maria ouspenskaya , who advises him that the only way he ' ll stay dead is to confer with dr . frankenstein .
it was going to be difficult enough to continue the saga of his own creation , the wolf man , but he also had to find a way to integrate the frankenstein monster ( in its fifth film appearance ) into the story . the wolf man had ended with larry talbot ' s father beating larry to death with a silver headed cane . to death . he beat him to death . larry talbot was dead .
frankenstein meets the wolf man was directed by roy william neill , who’s probably best known for this movie and for directing most of the basil rathbone and nigel bruce sherlock holmes films . all but two of the holmes pictures were b - movies , but it was hard to tell due to the immense care , love , creativity , and attention neill infused into each outing with the great detective .
i ' ve always liked the idea of lugosi playing the monster in this film . at the end of the ghost of frankenstein , ygor ' s brain is slapped into the monster ' s body . so , for the monster to physically transform and look more ygor - ish , is kind of a cool idea . even though chaney had a decent enough turn at playing the monster in the ghost of frankenstein , he truly had to play the wolf man . lon chaney jr . is lawrence talbot . he is the wolf man .
well , of course , there was a sequel - - in a basic sense , at least - - in house of frankenstein . by that point , it wasn ' t so much a matter of sequels asa continuing series . frankenstein meets the wolf man was itself a sequel to both the wolf man and ghost of frankenstein . i ' m sure someone at universal said ,
well , what next ? let ' s throw dracula into the mix too .
unfortunately ( in my opinion ) , they didn ' t
mix
at all . just made a movie in which each monster got his own separate story . bad move .
frankenstein meets the wolf man is the first of universal’s crossover monster movies , and it isn’t nearly as confident in scope or pace as the subsequent house of dracula or house of frankenstein , which sent a variety of monsters and a collection of spurned avengers and creators scuttling on a series of overlapping adventures . this film follows a cautious , uncertain narrative , evenly bifurcating its plot so that it’s theoretically half a wolf man movie and half a frankenstein movie . in the first half of the story , talbot is released from his tomb by grave robbers and captured by doctors . in the second half , he tracks down the ruins of the frankenstein castle , yearning to discover a secret to life and death that can enable him to commit suicide and end his werewolf curse .
so let ' s continue with the discussion . is there a more fun movie in all of universal ' s classic canon than frankenstein meets the wolf man ? i think not . i agree wholeheartedly . depite its re - editing and offbeat casting of the monster , i always thought this was the highpoint of atmosphere and fun in universal ' s ' 40s horror films . i love the orchestration of the familiar themes as well as the original music . and - as my friend john brunas once said so well ,
it ' s the wolf man ' s finest hour !
it would certainly be less of a stretch , in the matter of maleva’s acquaintances and also in keeping the supernatural and the scientific in their own worlds , if the wolf man met dracula rather than the monster .
universal had high hopes that frankenstein meets the wolf man would be a blockbuster and it didn ' t disappoint . the film premiered at the rialto theater on broadway , march 5 , 1943 and was popular enough to run from 8 : 30 am to nearly 4 : 00 am . the film scored heavily at the box office in other theaters across the country and was universal ' s top horror attraction of 1943 .
the movie is at its best in the beginning , with a phenomenal scene where lon chaney ' s wolf man is revived from the dead , but after that it gets a little lost .
rick wrote : well , of course , there was a sequel - - in a basic sense , at least - - in house of frankenstein . by that point , it wasn ' t so much a matter of sequels asa continuing series . frankenstein meets the wolf man was itself a sequel to both the wolf man and ghost of frankenstein . i ' m sure someone at universal said ,
well , what next ? let ' s throw dracula into the mix too .
unfortunately ( in my opinion ) , they didn ' t
mix
at all . just made a movie in which each monster got his own separate story . bad move .
while mary shelley ' s frankenstein takes place in the 1790 ' s , it can be hard to identify when the universal frankenstein films . . .
the good news is , following the success of universal’s 2012 4k restorations of dracula , frankenstein , and the bride of frankenstein , the studio began restoring the sequels films in 2015 – an effort that is apparently continuing this year and next . the first fruits of this work have just been released in the form of new blu - ray disc upgrades of the frankenstein : complete legacy collection and the wolf man : complete legacy collection ( see our review of the latter set here ) .
the first of universal’s monster mashups , this is a solid sequel to the wolf man , but an underwhelming entry in the frankenstein saga . despite the fact that a good deal of the movie takes place at casa de frankenstein , and we get introduced to another of the doctor’s progeny in baroness elsa frankenstein , this movie is pretty uneven for a team - up ( btw do any of these siblings know each other exist ? ) .
siodmak apparently had little interest in the films predecessor , the ghost of frankenstein , choosing to ignore that movie ' s ludwig in favor of the original henry frankenstein from the original classic , thus creating an inconsistency that would plague the succeeding frankenstein sequels for the rest of the series .
the last outing for the frankenstein monster was , the ghost of frankenstein . through a devious plan , ygor ( bela lugosi ) had his brain placed into the body of the frankenstein monster ( played by lon chaney jr . ) by one of dr . frankenstein ' s sons , ludwig . the frankenstein - ygor - monster was then quickly dispatched in a burning building . the frankenstein monster , it should be noted , was blind and spoke with ygor ' s voice at the end of the film .
in order to put the wolf man and the monster through further film adventures , scripter curt siodmak has to resurrect the former from a tomb , and the frankenstein creation from the ruins of the castle where he was purportedly killed . but he delivers a good job of fantastic writing to weave the necessary thriller ingredients [ … ]
reading from the journal , they determine that both the frankenstein monster and the wolf man are effectively immortal . however , if they could bleed off the electrical energy from the creature ' s body , they might succeed in destroying it . talbot hopes that perhaps this same process might also work on him .
the period 1931 - 41 was a great era of horror . during this period , universal created a body of classic monsters  frankenstein , dracula , the invisible man , the mummy and the wolf man . however , by the mid 40s , the war had forced cutbacks in terms of budget and personnel shortages and universal compensated by churning out a series of sequels featuring their famous monsters and then , beginning with
it is all so unapologetically absurd in its quest for audience appeal and entertainment ( and money ) that it’s a wonder the crossovers only were relegated to frankenstein , dracula , and the wolf man . strangely , the mummy never showed up in these pictures , nor the invisible man . purportedly , the invisible man and the ape woman were set to appear in house of frankenstein when it was originally entitled the devil’s brood , however it seems that even in 1943 , there were concerns with overstuffing a film with too many characters . perhaps marvel should take notes after that second avengers .
however , what it lacks in nutrition , son of frankenstein makes up for in fat globs of sweet cheese . the opening scene where the mayor of frankenstein meets with the mob is hilariously matter of fact , lugosi chews all the scenery he can , the monster kills plenty of people and smashes a lot of furniture , and the climax puts the bang in slam - bang .
patric knowles , who plays the role of doctor frank mannering in this film , also played the part of chaney ' s romantic foil , frank andrews in the wolf man . this was knowles ' final horror film .
power , whether in super strength or knowledge , maintains a great role within the film , frankenstein meets the wolf man . the first instance of power occurs with talbot , or the wolf man . his super strength and curse seem supernatural within the narrative . his ability of immunity proves the greatest of strengths . the creature also maintains a supernatural power of immunity and super strength . the creature becomes unleashed by talbot in the old ruins of frankenstein ' s fortress ; talbot frees the creature from a block of ice . once dr . mannering reads into frankenstein ' s life work , the secret of life and death , he obtains a secret knowledge that explains the supernatural powers from the two monsters . he reads in frankenstein ' s book that energy may be transferred from an indestructible force . he learns that frankenstein ' s creation may have the life of more than a 100 men . dr . mannering abuses this power . when mannering experiments with the transfer of power between the two monsters , he goes against his word because he doesn ' t want to destroy frankenstein ' s creation without experiencing its most powerful state . he decides to super charge frankenstein ' s creation . the two monsters then fight , but the film never explicitly shows the victor .
as ultimately edited and released , frankenstein meets the wolf man is told in two almost equal parts . the opening scenes tell the story of talbot ' s resurrection , killing spree , hospitalization , and escape across europe . much time is spent with a secondary policeman , inspector owen , and on scenes with a desperate talbot hospitalized by dr . mannering . the discovery of the monster and pursuit of dr . frankenstein ' s scientific notes do not begin until thirty - five minutes into the film . the second half introduces the monster , elsa , and the village of vasaria and its inhabitants .
baroness elsa frankenstein and a distressed larry are the special guests at a vasaria festival .
frankenstein meets the wolf man was the first universal monster movie i ever saw . i think i was in the 3rd grade at the time . somehow , i kept missing all the great monster movies that all the other kids were seeing . i ' d show up at school the next day and find out from the other kids that i ' d missed frankenstein or dracula or the mummy the day before . the movies were always the hot topic of conversation on the playground the next day . i knew who all the monsters were , of course . monsters were big in the 1960 ' s and you could find them in toy departments everywhere . well , i came home from school one day and i was the only one home . i guess my mom was out shopping or something . i turned on the tv and what should come on but . . . frankenstein meets the wolf man ! i was in monsterkid heaven ! fmtwm was creepy and cool ! and i still have a soft spot in my heart for it . naturally , i love them all but , this particular movie remains
special .
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the original cut of the film included dialogue scenes of the frankenstein monster , speaking with larry talbot in the glacial cave beneath the castle .
yeah , a better sequel would have been dracula vs . the wolf man . then i could have dealt with house . as long as lugosi was in all of them . oh , well .
horror films . neill ' s superb staging of the opening graveyard sequence , talbot ' s first transformation scene , and the wolf man ' s murder of the constable rank among the very best moments in all the universal classics . given his outstanding direction on
during larry talbot ' s first transformation into the wolf man , he goes from wearing light - colored night clothes to a dark shirt and pants . when he awakens the next morning , he ' s back wearing the pajamas .
frankenstein actually felt like an extra in this movie , which was a bit of a shame if i ' m honest . . . i have always considered him universals top monster ! as a whole it was decent but compared to frankenstein ' s prior movie efforts and the original wolf man , this just doesn ' t hold a candle to them !
and now returns to play the wolf man again . chaney was a big , lugubrious , hulking actor who only ever came across as dim - witted . as the nominal hero here , he seems simple - minded .
through all those changes , the wolf man was always played by lon chaney jr . he always felt proud of the character , sometimes even saying that the role was his baby . so proud of the character , chaney jr . would eventually return to reprise his role even while severely ill at the time of 1971’s dracula vs . frankenstein . despite never getting another standalone film , it definitely helped give some consistency to the character and it gave fans something to latch on to , but most of all , it gave the wolf man a much more genuine arc .
in order to put the wolf man and the monster through further film adventures , scripter curt siodmak has to resurrect the former from a tomb , and the frankenstein creation from the ruins of the castle where he was purportedly killed . but he delivers a good job of fantastic writing to weave the necessary thriller ingredients into the piece , and finally brings the two legendary characters together for a battle climax .
enjoyable old universal studios sequel with lon chaney , jr . reprising his role as larry talbot ( aka the wolf man ) . bela lugosi is less than spectacular as frankenstein ' s monster but that may have more to do with boris karloff ' s absence than lugosi ' s presence .
luckily , the aftermath was siodmak and chaney’s creation taking an even more central focus as the star of the movie , and soon the universal shared cinematic universe . and no matter what , there’s also not a person alive who cannot grin at frankenstein meets the wolf man ’s grand finale when these mutual masters of malevolence have their much hyped combat in the castle—throwing lab equipment and each other around like a prophecy of wwe shenanigans to come . for matching the sheer gonzo joy of this epic brawl , the ball is in your court , zack snyder .
the opening scene of frankenstein meets the wolf man is the stuff of pure traditional gothic horror films . excellent camerawork by george robinson gives us a single panning shot of llanwelly cemetery as vagrants cyril delevanti and tom stevenson break into the talbot crypt to steal a valuable ring from the corpse of lawrence talbot ( chaney ) , who died some fours previously . they discover the lycanthrope’s body to be strangely preserved , and as the full moon rises and shines through a window , talbot returns to life , murdering one of the grave - robbers as the other frantically flees .
looking at the future of werewolves in horror cinema , the definitive style of the modern werewolf can all look back on the wolf man all these years later . ranging from 1981’s an american werewolf in london , to the howling series , to 1985’s silver bullet , and beyond , there are all touches of the wolf man inside all of them . additionally , all these films have some sort of heartbreak wrapped around there stories where the werewolf ends up meeting death , otherwise they will kill the one they love .
subscribe to trailers : urltoken subscribe to coming soon : urltoken subscribe to classic trailers : urltoken like us on facebook : urltoken follow us on twitter : urltoken frankenstein meets the wolf man trailer - directed by roy william neill and starring patric knowles , lionel atwill , bela lugosi , dennis hoey , don barclay . graverobbers open the grave of the wolfman and awake him . he doesn ' t like the idea of being immortal and killing people when the moon is full , so he tries to find dr . frankenstein , in the hopes that the dr . can cure him , but frankenstein is dead and only his monster is alive and this one wants to live , not to die like the wolfman . universal - 1943


familia rodante ( english : rolling family ) is a 2004 comedy drama film , written and directed by pablo trapero , and produced by various countries , including argentina .

the film 's executive producers were hugo castro fau and martina gusman , and it was produced by pablo trapero , robert bevan , and donald ranvaud .

the picture is about a large argentine family that takes a northern 1000 plus kilometer road trip in an old cramped motor-home to attend a wedding .

the family takes part in many adventures along their way to the wedding .

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familia rodante - spanish film with near - damn the same plot from little miss sunshine and some grossly boring cinematography , acting and pacing . and after earth is hilarious , shut up .
familia rodante introduces us to grandma emilia on the day of her 84th birthday when her eclectic family comes together to pay their respects to the family matriarch . emilia informs everyone that she’s to be the matron of honour at a wedding thousands of kilometres away . familia rodante is a heart - warming road movie with both a dry sense of humour and a keen understanding of family dynamics .
mi familia
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a ' family guy ' , trapero always used members of his own ' familia ' in his movies , most famously his grandmother , graciela chironi , a main character in crane world and familia rodante . the same can be said about the structure of his company and his crew : a group of friends and collaborators who have been working together for more than a decade creating that same sense of ' home ' their films have .
“films need to be made so that people go to see them . it is a strategy of matching the product with the point of sale , ” says goldbart , who will make his directing debut with “visitor” after picking up experience as an editor on berlin - laureled “el custodio” ( the bodyguard ) , pablo trapero’s “familia rodante” ( rolling family ) and “el bonaerense . ”
after forming the production company , matanza cine , and starting to work with martina gusman , trapero continued to direct films that showed different facets of his cinematic personality : from the low key comedy of rolling family ( familia rodante , 2004 ) to the tough family drama born and bred ( nacido y criado , 2006 ) , a film in which his wife ( a professional actress ) also started appearing in front of the camera .
another low - budget gem from the new argentine cinema , this vibrant , bitter - sweet film crams four generations of a buenos aires family into an ageing camper van for a 1000 km trip up to the border with brazil . the cramped , stifling conditions and assorted mechanical failures bring domestic tensions and romantic conflicts to the surface . but familia rodante is generous in its sympathies , and is buoyed by the spirited central performance of the filmmaker ' s real - life grandmother , the non - professional actress graciana chironi .
surveying the online reviews of pablo trapero ' s
familia rodante
, there seem to be two dominant views . some herald it as a masterpiece of rich emotion and imagery . others see it as a cloying and manipulative dramedy ; an argentinean
l ittle miss sunshine
. as often is the case , my own opinion lies in the middle . while there was some humor and character development that i found grating , there was fortunately enough to keep me entertained in the film . for every moment of
little miss sunshine
- esque disingenuousness or cornball humor , there was enough real emotion or gorgeous cinematography to make the viewing worthwhile . the image here is one of strongest yet that i ' ve come across from artificial eye . the non - anamorphic widescreen presentation of the film preserves its original aspect ratio of 1 . 66 : 1 . the detail is very strong in the images , with all colors looking quite sharp . what ' s more , there ' s no indication anywhere here of damage or manipulation . overall it ' s quite impressive despite not being 16x9 enhanced .
in a land where crusading investigative journalists⸻especially those who concern themselves with the dodgy doings of local and national politicians⸻seem so often to be tragically “accident - prone , ” it’s perhaps surprising , but also encouraging , that many filmmakers unflinchingly detail the grim dysfunctions that have come to define their post - communist , gangster - capitalist world .
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on her 84th birthday , emilia gets a call from her sister in misiones inviting her to be matron of honor at a family wedding . emilia tells her family that all of them are making the trip . her two daughters , their husbands and children , one great - grandchild , and one child ' s friend jam into a camper van atop an old chevy pickup . they leave from buenos aires . engine trouble , a toothache , a stray dog , mosquitoes , and the heat complicate the journey . cousins kiss , a melancholy brother - in - law tries to re - kindle an old flame , and the infant ' s father shows up uninvited . the screen is full of close ups .
well , that ' s life ,
says emilia .
graciana chironi , the woman who plays emilia ' s character , is not an actress , is real life ' s mother of the director pablo trapero .
its bad , sorry ' naturalistic ' . a bunch of unlikeable people go on a road trip and you don ' t find out anything about them . or maybe you do , its just that we decided we couldn ' t last longer than about 45 minutes into the film . we ' d have lasted a lot longer if it had just been a film taken by someone poking a camera out of a car window for an hour , because some of the scenery could have looked lovely , and there would certainly have been more action . i had wondered if it was a cultural thing , if it was a problem with the humour not being translated well into the subtitles , but to be honest i really think it really is that dull . there is an issue with the style of movie and the subtitles , in that its often hard to work out which of the characters mumbling in the background the subtitles actually refer to . there have been some comparisons with little miss sunshine but there is no comparison . one has interesting characters well developed in a very economical way , poignant moments and some real humour , the other has a guy swearing at toll booths every few minutes .
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indeed it ' s chironi ' s 84 - year - old matriarch emilia who kick - starts the story by insisting that her children , grandchildren and great - grandchildren all accompany her to a wedding in her hometown where she has been asked to be a maid of honour . trapero doesn ' t provide us with much information about his ensemble cast - we never learn for example about their jobs in the city and we don ' t particularly get to know any one individual . the focus is on the present , and how they all cope with the arduous conditions on the journey , and the restless , handheld camerawork and tight framing reflect their collective discomfort .
trapero provides us with various glimpses of rural argentina : the landscapes grow more verdant the further north the family drives , cowboys roam the roads , and a small town is decked out in blue - and - white national flags to celebrate a holiday . and amidst the bickering and disagreements amongst emilia ' s relatives - one son - in - law makes a romantic play for his sister - in - law - the film pays tribute to the practical resourcefulness of its characters in the face of numerous obstacles . the rolling family of the title becomes a metaphor for argentinean society as a whole , struggling along but sticking together despite the country ' s economic crises .
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an 84 - year - old matriarch ( graciana chironi ) gathers four generations of her family together for a road trip across argentina to attend a relative ' s wedding . traveling in a rickety camper van , they hit a number of bumps in the road as they travel toward their ultimate destination .
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summary : a family drama unfolds as four generations set off on a long road trip in a decrepit campervan to a wedding .
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the opening close - ups of gabbling caged birds prove all too apt here : charting an extended family’s cross - country odyssey to a distant relative’s wedding , pablo trapero ’s road movie - cum - domestic saga can feel a bit like being trapped in a cramped , sweaty trailer with an exotic menagerie . under grandma’s matriarchal eye , various siblings and their partners squabble , flirt and bond while the grandkids range from rock chick romantic refugee to horny adolescent to junior dog - lover . keeping track of the myriad ( somewhat soapy ) plotlines is a challenge but trapero is adept at realising moments of simmering irritation or sexual tension and , despite the often confined quarters , keeps his shots mobile and filled with colour .
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an argentinian family , led by the 80 - something grandmother emilia , set out on a two day trip by camper van to attend a family wedding on the other side of the country . family drama ensues .
director pablo trapero apparently hoped this trans - argentinian odyssey would show both how today ' s happenstances become tomorrow ' s memories , and how differently the young and the old approach life . however , these laudable intentions have slipped somewhere between his mission statement and the screen – what remains is an overly familiar collection of domestic crises crammed together in a rickety camper van .
even worse , this record of the misadventures of octogenarian graciana chironi and her family en route to a wedding on the brazilian border encompasses so many viewpoints that it ' s impossible to get to know the sketchy characters - and when your film is essentially a character study , that ' s disappointing .
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 .
the moving road movie by argentinian director pablo trapero is an excruciating yet hilarious depiction of family politics .
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the grandmother of a large , extended family is invited to become the matron of honor at her niece ' s wedding in her far away , native hometown . and so , the adventure begins as the whole clan hits the road in a mobile home .
synopsis twelve family members travel to a wedding cross country argentina , a land stained in an intense economical and social crisis . the different generations that compose the family will be forced to coexist for a considerable amount of time in an old vehicle that can barely transport that many people .
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an eighty - four year - old grandmother has been asked to be the matron of honour at a wedding being held in her old home town . wanting to share the thrill of having been chosen , she invites her entire family to accompany her on the trip from buenos aires to a small country town near the brazilian border .
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completely and totally wrong . like and also argentina , just made the sedan and five - door hatchback . none coupé , cabrio or sw versions .
in a wagon version , can be possible . . . not a funeral car , it ' s the wagon version . and few imported in colombia , not made .
it ' s correct . all ( or something similar ) the cars sold in south america have the amber turn signals .
elsaxo wrote in argentina the weather information are always shown in the bottom of every television broadcast ? seems to be really annoying . . . no , not at all . for the volver movies , and others , i edited several times this info ( and few times , the logo of the channel ) .
i saw this movie today . . . looks in the north of south america , but isn ' t
real
at all . maybe the north of colombia ( la guajira ) and some areas of venezuela was the most exactly south american set ( desertic with petrol ) .
if . . . you put en google the title of the movie , appears only 1963 . no other matches . here not really used the next year ( 1964 for a 1963 car ) for any model like in usa or europe .
no way , cl82 . this is the same , dsl . for me , it ' s a isard t 700 - > urltoken ( goggomobil made under license here )
no , fissore ( or any similar ) maybe correct , but it ' s an anachronism if it ' s true .
electra225 wrote none of the two : i think a . ika renault by the side style . you ' re kidding , drunk ? ? ? serious ?
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okay , many thanks . not confirmed the russian - production for the 408 ?
actually , it ' s completely chinese origin ? the other 408 ( made here ) was posted with french origin .
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festival favourite from pablo trapero , the semi - autobiographical rolling family stars trapero’s own grandmother , who won awards for her performance as the family matriarch .
octogenarian grandmother emilia ( graciana chironi ) squeezes her extended family into a dilapidated motor home for a cross - country road trip teeming with domestic discord in this argentinean comedy . as they travel toward the brazilian border to attend a family wedding , relationships blossom and fall apart , old feuds reignite , and other thorny issues crop up in the camper’s stifling close quarters .
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responsibility distribution company s . a . argentina presenta ; buena onda films presenta ; una producción de matanza cine ; guión y dirección , pablo trapero ; productores , pablo trapero , donald ranvaud , robert bevan . language spanish , english , french . in spanish with optional english , french or spanish subtitles . edition widescreen version . imprint san luis [ argentina ] : avh , c2005 . physical description 2 videodiscs ( 103 min . ) : sd . , col . ; 4 3 / 4 in .
contributor trapero , pablo , 1971 - ranvaud , donald . bevan , robert . chironi , graciana . buena onda films . matanza cine ( argentina ) avh ( firm )
a wedding invitation from an estranged sibling inspires a grandmother to assemble her family and embark on a roadtrip in a broken down caravan .
subject extended families > argentina > drama . families > drama . grandmothers > drama . older women > drama . motor homes > drama . weddings > drama . motion pictures > argentina . genre road films . feature films .
release date 2005 production date 2004 note bonus features : theatrical trailer , synopsis , interview with the director , photo gallery , deleted scenes . originally produced as a motion picture in 2004 . production credits cinematography , guillermo nieto ; editing , nicolás goldbart ; music , león gieco , hugo díaz , juajo soza . participant graciana chironi , liliana capuro , ruth dobel , federico esquerro , bernardo forteza , laura glave , leila gomez , nicolás lópez , marianela pedano , carlos resta , raúl viñales . format dvd ( region 4 ) . publisher number dv2081 avh
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the sound is similarly good . presented in dolby digital 2 . 0 , the audio here makes full use of the best that mono has to offer , with the dialogue and music always sounding crisp and clear . the subtitles are large and white , but never prove obtrusive toward the image . aside from the director ' s biography and a short theatrical trailer , the only extra here is a
making of . . .
documentary , that blends talking heads with footage from the set . those who enjoyed the film will likely find this to be a worthwhile viewing experience as well . my overall impression of this release is that it ' s an impressive package from one of the most important studios operating today , of a decent film . that sounds like a recommendation to me .
on her 84th birthday , emilia gets a call from her sister in misiones inviting her to be matron of honor at a family wedding . emilia tells her family that all of them are making the trip . her two daughters , their husbands and children , one great - grandchild , and one child ' s friend jam into a camper van atop an old chevy pickup . they leave from buenos aires . engine trouble , a toothache , a stray dog , mosquitoes , and the heat complicate the journey . cousins kiss , a melancholy brother - in - law tries to re - kindle an old flame , and the infant ' s father shows up uninvited . the screen is full of close ups .
well , that ' s life ,
says emilia . written by
graciana chironi , the woman who plays emilia ' s character , is not an actress , is real life ' s mother of the director pablo trapero . see more »
buenos aires — in the quest for stronger sales , argentine production house aeroplano has broken away from the director - driven movement to take on a black comedy .
nicolas goldbart will helm the $ 1 million laffer “visitor” about an argentinean who is detained by u . s . immigration and thrown in jail by airport officers who suspect him of criminal activity .
daniel hendler of hits like berlin - laureled “lost embrace” and “family law” will star .
the move is aimed at securing wide distribution in argentina , where multinational chains dominate exhibition and hollywood imports command 85 % of ticket sales . most homespun pics — argentina produces 60 - 70 features a year , the most in latin america — fail to break even at the box office .
now , more directors and producers are working closer together on genre films and other projects that may grow admissions .
audiences in argentina hunger for homemade films with strong and entertaining stories , says aeroplano’s sebastian aloi .
pampa films is producing car - racing comedy “la leyenda” ( the legend ) and disney - backed patagonik film group is doing an adaptation of “high school musical” and the horror pic “white coffin . ”
k & s films , another top producer , is prepping “cimarron , ” a horror film directed and written by israel adrian caetano , who wrote and directed 2006 cannes entry “cronica de una fuga” ( buenos aires 1977 ) ; as well as the sci - fi thriller “el extranjero” directed by damian szifron ( “on probation” ) ; and alien - invader action pic “el eternauta” helmed by lucrecia martel ( cannes entry “the woman without a head” ) .
aeroplano has raised financing from private investors and the argentine state film institute incaa . it’s planning to start lensing in december and january for a third quarter 2009 release of “visitor . ”
buenos aires — in the quest for stronger sales , argentine production house aeroplano has broken away from the director - driven movement to take on a black comedy . and it’s not the only production house in search of commercial hits . nicolas goldbart will helm the $ 1 million laffer “visitor” about an argentinean who is detained by u . s . [ … ]
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a wedding invite from an estranged sibling inspires a grandmother to assemble her family and embark on a roadtrip in a broken down caravan .
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well done slice of life . why is it always the uncles who are the jerks ? certainly true in my family .
a family drama heightened by close quarters as the family of the title travels to a wedding in a rather old rv ( it looks like it ' s from the 1950s or 1960s ) . why is this important ? because the creaky , rattling , stifling vehicle is a metaphor for the dynamics of the family . they experience multiple mishaps , and a crisis or two , but in the end they persevere together . more or less . no special effects , just human drama .
this was actually one of my favorites on mubi so far . i found it be hilarious and at the same time beautiful . the film captures the strong - standing relationship latino families share for one another . the director pablo trapero is known for his family orientated work and gorgeous scenes that give justice to the beauty of his nation . the film is a must - see in my opinion .
while the camera work nicely depicted the feeling of a real road trip , and the background music was nice for the atmosphere , that ' s about where the praises stop . this movie encounters the same problem that most other family - central movies do where it mostly depicts the characters encountering mundane problems and people complaining about either the problems or each other . it makes the film noisy and grating to watch .
loved this movie ! not a fast paced movie but it really made you feel as if you were on a long road trip with family . the actors were so good at their job it made me feel as if they were my own family . lets not forget the scenery . great locations to film the landscapes were very nice . very interesting movie , the director really knew what he was doing . great at explaining things without going into the boring zone .
a manic south american road movie . trapero stuffs a lifetime of experiences into a rattling claptrap of a truck / camper . love . lust . jealousy . rage . the longing for a past that can never return and perhaps never really existed . discovery . realization . acceptance . at the end you want to take the trip back .
beautiful family portrait - road - trip . it ' s just bumpy enough to rattle loose all sorts of skeletons and sexuality . at the heart of it , the matron who has an enigmatic agenda we learn in the last moments .
nice camera work , with a lot of close - ups . great movie !
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pablo trapero is not yet 40 years old but has already directed six films and produced even more , an unusual feat not only in argentina , where he lives and works with his wife - actress and coproducer martina gusman - , but worldwide .
since the beginning of his career and , later , when he started working with gusman , trapero showed a particular talent for making personal films , filled with his own themes and obsessions , that also had commercial appeal . carancho , his latest film , was the most successful of his career and is , from beginning to end , a rough and tough ' trapero ' film , with no concessions to the so - called ' market ' , even when the main actor is argentina ' s top star ricardo darín .
as the official story already goes , trapero was a big part of the seismic generation change that took place in argentine cinema during the second part of the 90 ' s . his first movie , crane world ( mundo grúa ) , gave him international visibility , winning awards in venice , rotterdam and havana , among many others . crane world , a small film shot over weekends with friends , was also a surprise commercial hit in argentina , allowing him to create a bigger , more dense , story about police corruption in el bonaerense ( 2002 ) , a film that was shown in cannes .
with lion ' s den ( leonera , 2008 ) and carancho ( 2010 ) , trapero reconfirmed his place as one of latin america ' s top filmmakers . both were very well received in cannes — lion ' s den was his first in competition for the palme d ' or — and became hugely successful at home . and both , of course , showed the considerable strength and talent of gusman as a lead actress , confirming the great instinct of trapero with his characteristically unusual choice of actors . her performance in lions ' den has been bestowed the high accolade as one of the greatest in the history of argentine cinema .
carancho marked a new level of risk and exposition for trapero : working with a well known star ( with very few exceptions , his films always used little - known or non professional actors ) such as darín . and he handled it very well , creating a film that can be watched as a companion piece to el bonaerense : another incursion into the dark world of crime in the buenos aires province . carancho is a film noir with a realistic streak . and , as lion ' s den before it , a story about the pursuit of love even in the most difficult circumstances . you can say the same about all his movies . as different as they may look from the outside , at the core there are films about fighting moral corruption and finding a place in a tough world , with the help of the very few people who you trust and love .
pablo trapero and martina gusman are one of the biggest creative forces of the last decade in argentine cinema and will doubtless be a great inspiration for future generations of latin american directors and producers .
rulo , a 50 - year - old bass player in a famous rock group of the seventies , finds work as a crane operator at a building site . but before he actually gets the job , he has to pass a number of tests . meanwhile , he embarks on a love affair with adriana , the owner of a kiosk , and along with her we learn of the tumultuous past of rulo and his band . rulo has to provide for his mother and 19 - year - old son claudio , who wants to follow in his fatherís footsteps and form a band of his own . then one day , a crane operator appears and takes ruloís job , who is forced to leave buenos aires for a secure job and steady pay 2 , 000 kilometers away . however , after a long period of adjustment , work on the new building site stops , and rulo returns home , to start all over again . the film was a competition entry at the 40th thessaloniki international film festival and received numerous awards at international film festivals , including the tiger and fipresci awards at the rotterdam film festival 2000 .