''La caÃda'' ("The Fall") is a 1959 Argentine
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
directed by
Leopoldo Torre Nilsson
Leopoldo Torre Nilsson (5 May 1924 – 8 September 1978), also known as Leo Towers and as Babsy, was an cinema of Argentina, Argentine film director, producer and screenwriter.
Born as Leopoldo Torres Nilsson (he later changed his paternal s ...
. It won the
Silver Condor
The Argentine Film Critics Association () is an organization of Argentine-based journalists and correspondents. The association presents the ''Silver Condor Awards'' (''Premios Cóndor de Plata'') honoring achievements in Argentine cinema. The aw ...
Award for Best Film was entered into the
9th Berlin International Film Festival
The 9th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 26 June to 7 July 1959. The festival welcomed the cinematic movement known as the French New Wave and screened the work of directors such as Jean-Luc Godard, Agnès Varda and Franç ...
.
In a survey of the
100 greatest films of Argentine cinema carried out by the
Museo del Cine Pablo Ducrós Hicken
Museo del Cine Pablo Ducrós Hicken is a museum of cinema of Argentina located in Buenos Aires. It was established on 1971 and holds a collection of 65,000 reels of film.
History
The Cinema Museum of the City of Buenos Aires was created on Oc ...
in 2000, the film reached the 38th position.
Cast
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Elsa Daniel - Albertina
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Duilio Marzio - José MarÃa
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Lautaro Murúa - Uncle Lucas
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Lydia Lamaison - Marta
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Hebe Marbec - Laura
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Oscar Orlegui - Diego
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Carlos López Monet - Gustavo (as Carlos Monet)
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Mariela Reyes
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Mónica Grey
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Nora Singerman
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Pinky - Delfina
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Óscar Robledo
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Emma Bernal - TÃa
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Enrique Kossi
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Miguel Caiazzo
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Mónica Linares
References
External links
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1959 films
1950s Spanish-language films
Argentine black-and-white films
1959 drama films
Films directed by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson
1950s Argentine films
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