Invasion

Invasion 1969

7.10

Hearing the summons from an elderly man, a volunteer troop of middle-aged men gather to defend their country from dark foreign invaders.

1969

Los Tres Berretines

Los Tres Berretines 1933

5.80

The members of a Buenos Aires family have three hobbies — "berretines" in Buenos Aires slang — that keep them apart of their duties. Because of that, the family business is going down, and the only one who is concerned is the father, who hopes for his fourth son, an architect, to save the situation.

1933

Los muchachos de antes no usaban gomina

Los muchachos de antes no usaban gomina 1937

1

A Young man from a wealthy family hide them his attraction for tango culture of arrabal. In a milonga he fell in love with Mirella and he have a knife fight with all others guapos that want her, he won. Time pass and Mirella became a mistress but this situation is unstable because of the society prejudices.

1937

Safo, historia de una pasión

Safo, historia de una pasión 1943

6.20

The relationship between an experienced woman and a youngster which develops in a passion and a further social rejection.

1943

El caballo del pueblo

El caballo del pueblo 1935

7.00

Unscrupulous businessman is plotting a hostile takeover, looking for ways to fix a horse-race, and scheming to force a failed businessman to marry his daughter to him to avoid financial ruin.

1935

La muerte camina en la lluvia

La muerte camina en la lluvia 1948

5.80

A murderer terrorizes the city of Buenos Aires by attacking on the streets on rainy days and always leaving a card with the name "S. López". A local boarding house full of eccentrics appears to house a possible suspect.

1948

El espejo

El espejo 1943

5.00

Faced with her own reflection, a woman traces the events that led her to renounce love, and the sacrifices she has made for her mother and sister.

1943

Three Argentines in Paris

Three Argentines in Paris 1938

6.30

Three Argentines who live in Paris and dream of returning to Buenos Aires but lack resources for the passage, find their opportunity when a landowner, a business man and his daughter arrive in Paris. In a game of rigged poker the three anchors obtain the money for the passages from the newcomers; it happens however that the employer has made an embezzlement and will go to jail if he does not return the money. The character represented by Parravicini, who is the true father of his adopted daughter, gives him the money won to solve his problem and the three remain in Paris to see them in an end with the best poetry of Romero crossing a bridge under the mist , silent, once again anchored but with the happy sadness of recovered self-esteem.

1938

On Tuesdays, Orchids

On Tuesdays, Orchids 1941

6.60

The story is based on Elenita, the younger of four sisters, young, timid and romantic. To try to change her character and give her an illusion, his father sends her weekly a bouquet of orchids making her believe they are from a secret admirer.

1941

Así es la vida

Así es la vida 1939

7.50

The history of a Buenos Aires family over three decades.

1939

¿Por qué mintió la cigüeña?

¿Por qué mintió la cigüeña? 1949

5.00

To avoid the abandonment of her husband, a woman rents three children with the intention of making him believe that he is the father. Sudden maternity will bring complications in triplicate.

1949

La vida es un tango

La vida es un tango 1939

7.00

Romance - with its ruptures and reunions - between a girl and a boy who want to succeed with the tango.

1939

La trampa

La trampa 1949

6.00

A lonely woman marries a man without getting to know him.

1949

Margarita, Armando y su padre

Margarita, Armando y su padre 1939

7.50

A laid back woman, a romantic man and a father who allows his son to choose his partner freely, produce a revival of the famous novel treating its characters in an ironical way.

1939

La modelo y la estrella

La modelo y la estrella 1939

6.70

Driven by the passion of his girlfriend, a humble young man gets a place as a singer achieving resounding success. When he gets it, he marries a famous diva leaving behind his youthful love.

1939

Carnaval de antaño

Carnaval de antaño 1940

6.10

Evocation of the Carnival of 1912 and of 1940 through 4 characters: an entrepreneur and three singers.

1940

Luna de miel en Río

Luna de miel en Río 1940

7.50

Catita goes with her husband to spend the honeymoon in Rio de Janeiro and on the trip they fall into the hands of a player who will try to use them to achieve their ends.

1940

Swan Song

Swan Song 1945

5.50

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

1945

Isabelita

Isabelita 1940

7.67

In order to seduce a humble man, a rich girl pretends to be a maid.

1940