The Life Jacket Is Under Your Seat Explained

The Life Jacket Is Under Your Seat
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Director:Leonardo Ricagni
Starring:Jorge Esmoris
Rubén Rada
Leo Maslíah
Hugo Fattoruso
Pastora Vega
Pipo Cipolatti
Tabaré Rivero
Augusto Mazzarelli
Petru Valensky
Music:Mario Grigorov
Cinematography:Horacio Maira
Editing:F. Guariniello
F. Rossi
Runtime:94 min
Country:Uruguay, Argentina
Language:Spanish

The Life Jacket is Under Your Seat (Spanish; Castilian: El chevrolé) is a 1999 Uruguayan comedy film directed by Leonardo Ricagni, with a screenplay by pato Lopez, based on the novel El regreso del gran Tuleque by Mauricio Rosencof.

Background

The script of the film is based on the novel El regreso del gran Tuleque by Mauricio Rosencof.[1] The film's name is based on the mispronounced name of an authentic Chevrolet car, transformed into a peddler car, which appears in the main scenes.[1]

A key musical feature is the tamboriles. Other musical tunes heard in the soundtrack are from El Peyote Asesino, La Abuela Coca, Plátano Macho, and Hot Jam Band.[1] The postproduction of the sound was performed at Twickenham Film Studios.

The film was nominated for best screenplay at the Argentina Film Critics Association Awards.

Cast

Notes and References

  1. Web site: El Chevrolé . Sep 7, 2012 . cineismo.com . Spanish.