Product Details

• Actors: Ulises Dumont, China Zorrilla, Tito Mendoza, Eduardo Blanco, Silvina Bosco
• Directors: Santiago Carlos Oves
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: Spanish
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Primer Plano Int'l
• DVD Release Date: May 2, 2006
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000EHQ82S
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #67,812 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Mamá tiene ochenta y dos años y su hijo Jaime, cincuenta. Ambos viven en mundos muy diferentes. Jaime tiene mujer, dos hijos, una hermosa casa, dos autos y una suegra que atender. Mamá se las arregla sola y sobrelleva su vejez con la misma dignidad con que ha llevado toda su vida. Pero un día ocurre lo inesperado; la empresa para la que trabaja Jaime lo deja en la calle por razones de ajuste. La lamentable situación lo lleva a decisiones drásticas. Jaime y su mujer son los dueños del departamento donde vive Mamá. Tendrán que pedirle a Mama que deje el departamento para poderlo vender, solo que cuando Jaime llega a darle las malas noticias a su madre esta le tiene a el una sorpresa mas grande. Mom is eighty-two years old and her son Jaime is fifty. They live in completely different worlds. Jaime is married, has two children, a beautiful house, two cars and a mother-in-law to attend to. Mom manages on her own and endures her old age with the same dignity with which she has lived her entire life. Unexpectedly, the company for which Jaime works downsizes and lays him off. His regrettable situation forces him to make drastic decisions because he can no longer support his lifestyle. Jaime and Dorita, his wife, own the apartment where Mom lives. Jaime soon realizes that he has no way out but to sell his Mom’s apartment. When Jaime goes to tell his mother that he has no choice but to sell the apartment, Mom has a bigger surprise waiting for him.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars SANTIAGO CARLOS OVES, OPUS 5, October 7, 2008

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Daniel S. "Daniel" (Geneva, Switzerland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Conversaciones Con Mama (DVD)

***1/2 2004. Written and directed by Argentine director Santiago Carlos Oves. Jaime has just lost his job. Now his wife wants him to tell his mother to leave the apartment she lives in so that they can sell it. So Jaime will spend more and more time with his mother, talking about her, about the past and about her new boy-friend who's 69 years old. I liked a lot this bittersweet comedy coming from Argentina. The performance of veteran actress China Zorrilla and Eduardo Son of the Bride Blanco is gorgeous. As the topic of the film is universal, you'll surely appreciate two or three well-observed truths about our modern societies. Recommended.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente pelicula!, October 26, 2010

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OC (Palo Alto, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Conversaciones Con Mama (DVD)

La noche anterior yo había visto "Luna de Avellaneda", una película (también Argentina) que si bien es interesante, es un tanto larga y que no me dejó tan satisfecha después de todo. Con base en eso, tenía un poco la duda de si "Conversaciones con mamá" realmente iba a gustarme o no. Me alegro mucho de haberla visto ya que la disfruté enormemente. Esta es una de esas películas que con gusto vería nuevamente. Las actuaciones de China Zorilla y Eduardo Blanco son excelentes y la historia es sin duda tierna, emotiva y a la vez un tanto agridulce, pero con un buen final. Es una de esas películas que resalta circunstancias en las que el protagonista debe decidir lo que realmente es importante en la vida. Si le gustó "El Hijo de la Novia" le recomiendo mucho que vea esta película!

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hidden jewel ... a lovely find, April 6, 2009

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mafreund "mafreund" (New Jersey) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Conversaciones Con Mama (DVD)

I highly recommend this movie to anyone who is looking for an entertaining and very touching film. It is a wonderful tale of an only child reconnecting with his mother. Through their numerous conversations, brought about by his need to reluctantly discuss an unpleasant turn in his economic status, it marvelousy illustrates that mother does indeed "know what is best."

The screenwriting and directing is top-notch. The conversations are witty, intelligent and at times, quite bittersweet.

I watched this movie with my own elderly mother (also a Latina) and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. You will really enjoy this film!