Writer-director Daniel Burman's (LOST EMBRACE) drily humorous, poker-faced comedic style is once again used in full play in this funny and touching film about a young Argentine man and his aging father, both of whom happen to be lawyers. For the past 47 years, widower Dr. Bernardo Perelman (Arturo Goetz) has followed a strictly regimented schedule and kept himself attuned to the needs and concerns of his clients, two admirable qualities that have no doubt contributed to his success as a practicing lawyer. The professional witnesses Perelman Sr. pays to convince judges certainly don't hurt his cases, either. He'd like his son to join him in his practice, but Ariel (LO...
Released:
2006
Rated:
NR
Length:
102 mins