Buena Fortuna

Someone stages a suicide after a matriarch’s sudden demise just to keep the inheritance local. A town’s worth of loony relatives and a journalist descend on the scene. The one real surprise is Altman’s ability to make chaos feel like community theater.

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Robert Altman directed Buena Fortuna in 1999. See Robert Altman's full filmography, where to start with Robert Altman, or where to go after you've seen everything by Robert Altman.

Buena Fortuna was released in 1999 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 118 minutes.