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The 100 Greatest Films Of Argentine Cinema
The 100 Greatest Films of Argentine Cinema (Spanish: ''Las 100 mejores películas del cine argentino''), also known as the Survey of Argentine cinema (Spanish: ''Encuesta de cine argentino''), are a series of opinion polls carried out to establish a list of the greatest films of Cinema of Argentina, Argentine cinema of all time. The original survey was carried out by the Museo del Cine Pablo Ducrós Hicken in the years 1977, 1984, 1991 and 2000. In 2022, a new edition was held, organized by the film magazines ''La vida útil'', ''Taipei'' and ''La tierra quema'', with support from INCAA, the Mar del Plata International Film Festival, the FestiFreak International Film Festival of La Plata, the Casa de la Cultura of General Roca, Río Negro, General Roca and the Museo del Cine Pablo Ducrós Hicken. In the 1977 and 1984 lists, ''Prisioneros de la tierra'' (1939) by Mario Soffici reached first place, while ''Crónica de un niño solo'' (1965) by Leonardo Favio was the most voted in 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonardo Favio
Fuad Jorge Jury (28 May 1938 – 5 November 2012), better known by his stage name Leonardo Favio (), was an Argentine singer, actor and filmmaker. He is considered one of Argentina's best film directors and one of the country's most enduring cultural figures, as well as a popular singer-songwriter throughout Latin America. Much beloved in Latin America, Favio was one of the most successful Argentine singers in the 1960s and 1970s, with big hits like (with Carola Leyton), , , , , , , , , , , and . He also starred in many films before establishing himself as a director. At the time he began his singing career (mid-1960s), Favio was already an established film director. His first feature movie – '' Chronicle of a Boy Alone'' – and the second one – – are considered to be some of the best Argentine movies of all times. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Nación
''La Nación'' () is an Argentine daily newspaper. As the country's leading conservative newspaper, ''La Nación''s main competitor is the more liberal ''Clarín (Argentine newspaper), Clarín''. It is regarded as a newspaper of record for Argentina. Its motto is: "''La Nación'' will be a tribune of doctrine." It is the second most read newspaper in print, behind ''Clarín'', and the third in digital format, behind ''Infobae'' and ''Clarín''. In addition, it has an application for Android (operating system), Android and iOS phones. The newspaper's printing plant is in the City of Buenos Aires and its newsroom is in Vicente López, Buenos Aires, Vicente López, Province of Buenos Aires. The newsroom also acts as a studio for the newspaper's TV channel, La Nación +, LN+. Overview The paper was founded on 4 January 1870 (replacing the former publication ''Nación Argentina''), by former Argentine President Bartolomé Mitre and associates. Until 1914, the managing editor was Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernando Ayala
Fernando Ayala (2 July 1920 – 11 September 1997) was an Argentina, Argentine film director, screenwriter and film producer of the classic era. He is widely considered one of the most important Argentine film directors and producers in the history of the cinema of Argentina. Ayala initially began as a trainee assistant director in 1942, in ''The Journey (1942 film), El Viaje'', and within two years he had become an assistant director. By 1949 he had obtained his first job as director, and from 1958 he also served as producer for the films he directed and some others. Between 1950 and 1987 he was involved in the direction and production of well over 40 films, such as ''Ayer fue primavera'' in 1955 and ''Argentinísima'' and ''Argentinísima II'' in 1972 and 1973 respectively. In 1963 he was a member of the jury at the 13th Berlin International Film Festival. His 1983 film ''The Deal (1983 film), The Deal'' was entered into the 13th Moscow International Film Festival where it wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Jefe (1958 Film)
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Hugo Del Carril
Pierre Bruno Hugo Fontana, otherwise known as Hugo del Carril (30 November 1912 – 13 August 1989), was an Argentine film actor, film director and tango singer of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema. Early life Born in Buenos Aires, del Carril was the son of parents of a rich economic position, his mother Orsolina Bertani was born in Argentina (daughter of the Italian Anarchist Orsini Bertani), but his father Hugo Fontana was an Italian architect, born in Milan. But in spite of the comforts and the comfortable life they led, his parents separated and young Hugo was left in the charge of a family friend. Career Del Carril originally began as a popular personality on Argentine radio, and parlayed that into a film career that began in late 1936. He was an immediate hit, and developed into one of Argentina's major film stars. He made some 50 film appearances as an actor between then and his retirement in 1976 but he turned to directing in 1949 and simultaneously directed, acte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Las Aguas Bajan Turbias
''Dark River'' () is a 1952 Argentine drama film directed by Hugo del Carril, starring del Carril, Adriana Benetti and Raúl del Valle. It is based on a novel by Alfredo Varela. The storyline is about exploitation of peons, and the film has a populist message that ties in with the director's sympathy for Peronism. The film won the Silver Condor Award for Best Film. One of the most emblematic films of Argentine classical cinema, it was selected as the sixth greatest Argentine film of all time in a poll conducted by the Museo del Cine Pablo Ducrós Hicken in 1977, while it ranked 4th in the 1984 edition and 3rd in the 2000 edition. In a new version of the survey organized in 2022 by the specialized magazines ''La vida util'', ''Taipei'' and ''La tierra quema'', presented at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival, the film reached the 14 position. Synopsis The brothers Santos and Rufino Peralta are used like animals in the workplace at the Parana Stop. There they encounter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leopoldo Torres Ríos
Leopoldo Torres Ríos (27 December 1899 – 10 April 1960) was an Argentina, Argentine film director and screenwriter notable for his work during the Golden Age of Argentine cinema. His brother Carlos Torres Ríos was a notable cinematographer. His son was the film director and screenwriter Leopoldo Torre Nilsson. Rios initially solely began as a screenwriter, writing for his first film ''Palomas rubias'' in 1920 but by 1923 he began simultaneously directing and writing for his films, producing over 40 films between the early 1920s and 1959 when he was taken ill with lung cancer. He died on 10 April 1960, aged 60, in his native Buenos Aires. Filmography As director * ''El puñal del mazorquero'' (1923) * ''Buenos Aires bohemio'' (1924) * ''Empleada se necesita'' (1925) * ''El conventillo de la Paloma'' (1936) * ''Lo que le pasó a Reynoso'' (1937) * ''Adiós Buenos Aires'' (1938) * ''La vuelta al nido'' (1938) * ''La estancia del gaucho Cruz'' (1938) * ''El sobretodo de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Vuelta Al Nido
''La vuelta al nido'' is a 1938 Argentine psychological drama film written and directed by Leopoldo Torres Ríos and starring José Gola and Amelia Bence. Although upon its release it was harshly received by critics due to its slow and poetic tone, it was reappraised starting in the 1950s-1960s and has since been celebrated as ahead of its time in cinematic modernity and one of the great films of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema. Writing for '' Página/12'' on the occasion of its screening at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival in 2019, Diego Brodersen described it as a masterpiece and felt that: "Seen today, it stands out for its naturalism and narrative modernity, influenced by the cinema of directors such as King Vidor." It was selected as the fifth greatest Argentine film of all time in a poll conducted by the Museo del Cine Pablo Ducrós Hicken in 1977, while it ranked 24th in the 2000 edition. In a new version of the survey organized in 2022 by the speciali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Mugica
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Such Is Life (1939 Film)
''Such Is Life'' () is a 1939 Argentine melodrama film directed by Francisco Múgica and starring Enrique Muiño, Elías Alippi, Enrique Serrano and Sabina Olmos. It is one of the most celebrated films of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema. Based on a successful play of the same title by Nicolás de las Llanderas and Arnaldo Malfatti, it focuses on the history of a bourgeois family from Buenos Aires from the beginning of the 20th century to the present. A Mexican remake '' Orange Blossom for Your Wedding'' was released in 1950. Cast * Enrique Muiño * Elías Alippi *Enrique Serrano *Arturo García Buhr *Sabina Olmos *Alberto Bello * Myrta Bonillas *Fernando Campos *Héctor Coire *Niní Gambier *Alfredo Jordan *Felisa Mary *Alímedes Nelson *José Ruzzo *Pablo Vicuña Style The style of the film was an important turning point in Argentine cinema, since until then the films mainly focused on the working classes and the world of tango. As noted by researcher Alejandro Kelly Hopf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucas Demare
Lucas Demare (July 14, 1910 – September 6, 1981) was an Argentina, Argentine film director, screenwriter, and film producer notable for his work during the Golden Age of Argentine cinema, classical era of Argentine cinema and beyond. Biography At the 1943 Argentine Film Critics Association Awards, Demare won Silver Condor awards for Silver Condor Award for Best Director, Best Director, Silver Condor Award for Best Film, Best Film and numerous other awards for ''The Gaucho War'' (1942), a film which is considered by critics in Argentina to be one of the best films in its history. He won further awards including Best Film and Director for ''Su mejor alumno'' (1944) at the 1945 Argentine Film Critics Association Awards. He wrote and directed other films such as ''El cura gaucho'' (1941), ''La calle grita'' (1948), ''Mi noche triste (film), Mi noche triste'' (1951), ''Zafra (film), Zafra'' (1958) and ''La Boda (1964 film), La Boda'' (1964). His last film as a director was ''Homb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Guerra Gaucha
''The Gaucho War'' (''La guerra gaucha'') is a Argentine films of 1942, 1942 Argentina, Argentine historical drama and epic film directed by Lucas Demare and starring Enrique Muiño, Francisco Petrone, Ángel Magaña, and Amelia Bence. It is one of the most celebrated works of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema. The film's script, written by Homero Manzi and Ulyses Petit de Murat, is La guerra gaucha (novel), based on the novel by Leopoldo Lugones published in 1905. The film premiered in Buenos Aires on November 20, 1942 and is considered by critics of Argentine cinema to be one of the most successful films in history.Di Núbila, Domingo, ''La época de oro. Historia del cine argentino I'' pág. 392, 1998, Buenos Aires, Ediciones del Jilguero, It won three Silver Condor awards, including Silver Condor Award for Best Film, Best Film, Silver Condor Award for Best Director, Best Director (Lucas Demare), and Silver Condor Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Adapted Screenplay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
