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Juan Sin Ropa
''Juan Sin Ropa'' () is a 1919 mostly lost Argentine silent melodrama film directed by Georges Benoît and starring Camila Quiroga, Héctor G. Quiroga, José de Ángel, Julio Escarsela and Alfredo Carrizo. It was produced during a brief flourishing period of silent films in Argentina in the second half of the 1910s, when the country became one of the most important producers in Latin American cinema and a leader in the Spanish-speaking world. In this context, ''Juan Sin Ropa'' was part of a trend that relied on considerable investment in renowned theatrical actors, successful playwrights and experienced foreign directors to produce a "quality cinema", comparable to the big U.S. productions but with national themes. It was the only film released by Quiroga-Benoît Film, a production company formed by Camila and Héctor G. Quiroga—a prestigious acting couple in Argentine theater—along with Benoît, a French photographer then active in the U.S. film industry. The film had its c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Benoît
Georges Benoît (27 November 1883 – 1942) was a French cinematographer who worked on more than sixty films during his career. During the silent era, he was employed mostly in Hollywood. Later he worked in his native France on films such as Jacques Tourneur's '' Departure'' (1931). Between 1929 and 1934 he appeared in approximately ten films as an actor. Benoît also worked in Argentina where he directed the 1919 film '' Juan Sin Ropa'' and was cinematographer for the historical epic '' The Charge of the Gauchos'' (1928).Finkielman p. 81 Selected filmography * '' Regeneration'' (1915) * ''Carmen'' (1915) * '' The Serpent'' (1916) * '' Blue Blood and Red'' (1916) * '' When False Tongues Speak'' (1917) * '' The Wonder Man'' (1920) * '' The Stealers'' (1920) * '' The Little 'Fraid Lady'' (1920) * '' What's a Wife Worth?'' (1921) * '' Live and Let Live'' (1921) * '' Omar the Tentmaker'' (1922) * '' Wandering Daughters'' (1923) * ''Trilby'' (1923) * ''Welcome Stranger'' (1924) ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
