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

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

Así es la vida

Así es la vida 1939

7.50

The history of a Buenos Aires family over three decades.

1939

La trampa

La trampa 1949

6.00

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

1949

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

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

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

Filomena Marturano

Filomena Marturano 1950

1

Filomena, a former prostitute in her 40s, tricks a wealthy shopkeeper to marry her and support her three children.

1950

Outside the Law

Outside the Law 1937

5.30

A delinquent, the son of a police commissioner, leaves prison to seduce someone who should be like a sister to him: a girl raised and loved by his parents. To force her to give in to his obsession, he kidnaps her little daughter.

1937

The Furies

The Furies 1960

7.70

Five women whose lives revolve around an absent man constantly battle each other in their decaying old mansion. The first Argentinian sound film directed by a woman.

1960

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

¿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

The Naked Angel

The Naked Angel 1946

6.20

A sculptor lends money to a bankrupt man, who agrees to allow his daughter pose for the sculptor's next work. The film caused a scandal in Argentina for the depiction of then 17-year-old Olga Zubarry's naked back. Adaptated from the novel "Fräulein Else" by Arthur Schnitzler.

1946

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

Adolescence

Adolescence 1942

7.20

A young man from America falls in love with a girl who already has a boyfriend.

1942

Devil in the Flesh

Devil in the Flesh 1947

5.50

Young newlywed girl about to embark on her honeymoon persuades older family friend to assist her in an extensive search for her missing husband. A road-trip full of comical misadventures ensues.

1947

The Blonde on the Road

The Blonde on the Road 1938

6.80

A very coquette millionaire girl runs away before her engagement and is courted by a truck driver.

1938