El Cochecito is a 1960 Spanish black comedy film directed by Marco Ferreri . The film is based on Rafael Azcona 's novel and Azcona co-wrote the script with Ferreri. The film was a huge flop when it was released in Spain, but nowadays is a cult classic . The film had troubles with Spanish censorship, that forced to change and cut the original ending.
10-422: Don Anselmo Proharán ( José Isbert ) is an old man totally determined to acquire an invalid stroller with a motor, just like the one his friend Lucas and other companions his age have. Despite the opposition of his entire family, Don Anselmo does not give up on his whim, even if to achieve it he is forced to sell the family jewels. When his son Carlos finds out, he forces her to return it. In revenge, Don Anselmo makes
20-613: A Golden Bear win in 1991 Berlin Film Festival . Three of his films are among 100 films selected for preservation for significant contribution to Italian cinema. He was born in Milan . His best known film is La Grande Bouffe from 1973, starring Marcello Mastroianni , Michel Piccoli , Philippe Noiret and Ugo Tognazzi . He was a socialist and atheist. He died in Paris of a heart attack. Upon his death, Gilles Jacob , artistic director of
30-400: A big screen comeback in the comedy directed by Florián Rey , La pura verdad in (1931). In the 1930s he acted in half a dozen films including: ¿Cuándo te suicidas? (1931) directed by Manuel Romero (director) , La bien pagada (1935) by Eusebio Fernández Ardavín or El bailarín y el trabajador (1935), directed by Luis Marquina and based on a play by Jacinto Benavente . In
40-598: The province of Albacete . Marco Ferreri Marco Ferreri (11 May 1928 – 9 May 1997) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and actor, who began his career in the 1950s directing three films in Spain, followed by 24 Italian films before his death in 1997. He is considered one of the greatest European cinematic provocateurs of his time and had a constant presence in prestigious festival circuit - including eight films in competition in Cannes Film Festival and
50-536: The 1940s he gained great popularity in films such as Te quiero para mí (1944) and El testamento del virrey (1944), both directed by Ladislao Vajda ; Ella, él y sus millones (1944) by Juan de Orduña ; El fantasma y doña Juanita (1945) by Rafael Gil and Pacto de silencio (1949), by Antonio Román . The films he is most remembered for are from the 1950s and 1960s, in classics directed by Luis García Berlanga : Welcome Mr. Marshall! (1953), Los jueves, milagro (1957) and El verdugo (1963); and
60-637: The Cannes International Film Festival, said: "The Italian cinema has lost one of its most original artists, one of its most personal authors (...) No one was more demanding nor more allegorical than he in showing the state of crisis of contemporary man." [1] His 1979 film Chiedo asilo won him the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize at the 30th Berlin International Film Festival . In 1991, his film La casa del sorriso won
70-511: The dark comedy masterpiece El cochecito by Marco Ferreri , all written by Rafael Azcona . He was the grandfather in the Spanish classic La gran familia (1962), and its sequel La gran familia... y uno más (1965), these films earning him still greater popularity. Pepe Isbert died in Madrid due to a heart condition when he was 80 years old. He was buried at Tarazona de la Mancha cemetery in
80-634: The decision to poison his family. When he tries to flee in his stroller, however, he is eventually detained by the Civil Guard. This article related to a Spanish film of the 1960s is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This film article about a 1960s comedy film is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Jos%C3%A9 Isbert José Enrique Benito y Emeterio Ysbert Alvarruiz (3 March 1886 in Madrid – 28 November 1966 in Madrid), also known as José Isbert and/or Pepe Isbert ,
90-612: Was a Spanish actor . In 1903 he worked at the Court of Accounts (Tribunal de Cuentas), but decided to give up working as a civil servant and that same year he made his stage debut at the Teatro Apolo in Madrid in the play El iluso Cañizares , changing the spelling of his real name from Y to I. He moved to the Teatro Lara , where he was very successful. He was married to Elvira Soriano and he
100-406: Was father of the actress María Isbert and grandfather of Tony Isbert and Carlos Ysbert (the second Spanish voice of Homer Simpson). In 1912 he debuted in the short film Asesinato y entierro de Don José Canalejas (playing Pardiñas , the anarchist who killed José Canalejas ). During the silent era he worked in theatre with supporting roles in cinema, but with the advent of sound, he made
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