El canto del cisne (1945)

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Director:

Carlos Hugo Christensen

Writer:

César Tiempo (story)

Release Date:

27 April 1945 (Argentina)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

A middle-age woman and a young composer live a tragic romance. |

Plot Keywords:

Composer

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Mecha Ortiz	...	Flora Jordán
Roberto Escalada	...	Miguel Angel
Miguel Gómez Bao	...	Mendoza
Nicolás Fregues	...	Leopoldo Jordán
Nelly Darén	...	Susana Jordán
Juan Corona	...	Doctor Menéndez
Susana Freyre	...	Sofía
Rita Juárez	...	Beatriz
María Armand	...	Dora
Aurelia Ferrer
Esperanza Palomero
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ernesto Villegas

Also Known As:

Swan Song (International: English title)

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

Argentina

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Lumiton

A strange woman and a young composer live a stormy passion.

A high quality movie, with an excellent visual level. Christensen fulfills great moments in several sequences; Cinema is there, no doubt. From the scene when Mecha Ortiz comes up it is understood that the film will go round this queer personality and her relationship with the other characters. The main character introduces a a strange environment almost artificial. Passion arises between Flora (Ortiz) and Miguel Angel (R.Escalada)along with their sufferings. The way the camera works the different scenes speaks about a director who really knows his job. An example of this is when Flora decides to commit suicide. One of the most sincere performances she gave to the cinema.