60s Argentinean Cinema
25 films that provide an overview of the decade. The 60s were a crucial decade, a decade of departures. It saw the emergence of the first "Nuevo Cine Argentino" movement, now known as the "Generación del 60," which included filmmakers such as David José Kohon, Rodolfo Kuhn, Manuel Antin, José A. Martínez Suárez, and Ricardo Alventosa. (Alventosa's dark comedy _La herencia_ did not make it into the list, but I highly recommend it.) It was also in the 60s that a major force in Argentinean cinema began to direct films: I'm referring, of course, to Leonardo Favio, the chronicler of the small town if Kohon is the chronicler of the big city. Also worthy of mention is the directorial debut of another iconic actor, Lautaro Murúa. Leopoldo Torre Nilsson made what may be his best film, and Juan José Jusid made his first, which is brilliant. The list is in chronological order. My criteria: Argentinean productions or co-productions, made during the 60s, in Spanish. The idea is to give an overview of different genres and styles. Hence the inclusion of films that may not be cinematic masterpieces, but which nevertheless represent a particular approach.
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- DirectorSimón FeldmanStarsMaría Aurelia BisuttiEmilio AlfaroCarlos BorisThe film refers to the romance between a young mechanic of humble working background and a university student from a well-to-do family of professionals who face the difficulties originated in their different social origins.
- DirectorDaniel TinayreStarsMirtha LegrandWalter VidarteAlberto ArgibayA young woman is raped by a gang.
- DirectorLautaro MurúaStarsLautaro MurúaRaúl del ValleFanny OliveraA teacher (Lautaro Murua) arrives to a small village in Santiago del Estero and must to educate children against the will of their parents.
- DirectorLautaro MurúaStarsAlberto ArgibayWalter VidarteTônia CarreroA young man whose dream is to become the next Carlos Gardel turns to a life of crime.
- DirectorHugo del CarrilStarsHugo del CarrilMario SofficiNelly MedenThe life of the cotton workers in the Chaco and its struggle for wages.
- DirectorLeopoldo Torre NilssonStarsElsa DanielFrancisco RabalLeonardo FavioA woman uncovers the secret of her aunt's withdrawal from the world and arranges a confrontation with the man who jilted her.
- DirectorLeopoldo Torre NilssonStarsAlfredo AlcónGraciela BorgesFranca BoniA shallow young woman reluctantly agrees to spend a few days with a young man she dislikes, who is dying.
- DirectorDavid José KohonStarsMaría VanerLuis Medina CastroAlberto ArgibayThree independent stories about three different women, all named Ana and played by the same actress.
- DirectorManuel AntinStarsLautaro MurúaMaría Rosa GalloSergio RenánAn Argentinean couple living in Paris receive a letter from the man's mother, in which she gives them regards from his brother. Confusion arises, as the couple know the brother to have died from an illness.
- DirectorJosé A. Martínez SuárezStarsLeonardo FavioLautaro MurúaNuria TorrayAfter completing the military service, three young friends (a cyclist, a filmmaker, and a student) try to carve their own paths.
- DirectorRodolfo KuhnStarsMaría VanerAlberto ArgibayEmilio AlfaroThe frustrations felt by certain middle class youth in 1960s Argentina under the new presidency of Arturo Frondizi, one of whom works in the media, a criticism of the false moral values of that time.
- DirectorDaniel TinayreStarsMaria AntineaAmelia BenceElsa DanielA young married couple chooses to abort due to lack of financial resources.
- DirectorFernando AyalaStarsSusana FreyreDuilio MarzioLautaro MurúaAn escort meets a man who visits his native Argentina after fifteen years of living in the United States.
- DirectorLeonardo FavioStarsDiego PuenteTino PascaliCacho EspíndolaAbandoned 11-year-old Polin sent to state orphanage, faces abuse by staff. Inmates plan escape amid adolescent struggles. When opportunity arises, Polin learns freedom's price.
- DirectorRodolfo KuhnStarsHéctor PellegriniMaría Cristina LaurenzNelly BeltránA chronicle of the life and career of a popular singer: his humble origins, his rise to fame, and his exploitation by the media.
- DirectorsJorge BriandLeonardo FavioStarsFederico LuppiElsa DanielMaría VanerAniceto is used to being lonely. When Francisca offers him her true love, his personal limitations and little miseries arise.
- DirectorEmilio VieyraStarsRicardo BauleoSusana BeltránGloria PratOfelia's wedding day is approaching and she is to be married to Eduardo. She has some pre-wedding jitters during a meeting with her lover Gustavo but decides to tie the knot anyways. On her wedding night, Gustavo shows up in their room, murders Eduardo, and proceeds to turn Ofelia into a vampire so that they can be together forever. In the present day 1960's, a group of young men and women take shelter in an abandoned lodge after their van breaks down. Soon, Ofelia appears and seduces one of the guys. Meanwhile, the girls of the group wind up missing. It is up to the other guys to figure out what is happening and Ofelia must make a decision as to how much longer she can continue with her cursed life.
- DirectorArmando BoStarsIsabel SarliVictor BoRomualdo QuirogaA worker in a meat-packing factory becomes the girl of strangers. After she makes love to her boyfriend, she is raped by a fellow worker.
- DirectorLeopoldo Torre NilssonStarsAlfredo AlcónLautaro MurúaGraciela BorgesThe story of rebel gaucho Martin Fierro and his people, and their life in the Argentine Pampas some centuries ago.
- DirectorJuan José JusidStarsLuis BrandoniJuan Carlos GenéAlejandro MarcialWhen a corporation announces that it will lay off one of its three designers, the boss asks the employees themselves to decide which of them will be the one to leave.
- DirectorDavid José KohonStarsAlberto Fernández de RosaAna María PicchioGloria RainesYoung and correct Paquito meets a girl on the streets of Buenos Aires. They spend some time around the city, while discovering the outgoing and enigmatic character of Delia.
- DirectorLeonardo FavioStarsWalter VidarteGraciela BorgesNora CullenFernandez is a lonely man leading a lonely life. All he does is work for an old man in a hardware store. But all that changes, when he meets the girl of his dreams...and her family.
- DirectorFernando AyalaStarsNorman BriskiNorma AleandroJorge Rivera LópezA typical office employee decides one day rebelling against its routine and not going to work because it has a "lazy". His family, friends and colleagues are trying to dissuade him unsuccessfully at the beginning. But as time passed his situation complicated emotional and economically. These circumstances thwart his rebelliousness.
- DirectorHugo SantiagoStarsOlga ZubarryLautaro MurúaJuan Carlos PazA group of men led by an old man trying to stop an invasion of the city of Aquileia. The invaders are introducing a machinery for a mass invasion, but the invasion is absolute and impossible to define.
- DirectorsAlberto FischermanRicardo BecherNéstor PaternostroStarsLuis BarrónLeonor GalindoGioia FiorentinoAn exercise in metacinema, this series of sketches has at its center the rivalry between the Players (the good guys) and the expelled Fallen Angels (the bad guys).
