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HOLDING
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| Argentina:
Land of Natural Wonders |
Takes
viewers on a journey through the natural wonders of Argentina’s
deserts, rain forests, and rocky shores of Patagonia. Educational
Video Network. 1990. 60 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| An
Argentine Journey: Songs of the Gauchos |
A.
Songs of the Gauchos. This part features several colorful gauchos
who train horses and sing songs of freedom and loneliness—reflections
of a vagabond lifestyle. Part of the Argentine Journey Series which
features the musical and cultural heritage of three regions in central
and northern Argentina from the gauchos to the Zamba. BBC. 1998.
60 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| An
Argentine Journey: Songs of the Poor |
C.
Songs of the Poor. In the impoverished mountain villages of northern
Argentina the music reflects the harsh living conditions of the
inhabitants where the people stage dramatic celebrations that culminate
in the joy of carnival creating a sound both solemn and jubilant.
Part of the Argentine Journey Series which features the musical
and cultural heritage of three regions in central and northern Argentina
from the gauchos to the Zamba. BBC. 1998. 60 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| Borges
para millones |
A
look at the popular side of Borges’s mysterious, arcane, often violent
work, and the man who created it. Films for the Humanities. 1988.
70 minutes. In Spanish. |
Tulane
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| Builders
of Images: Latin American Cultural Identity |
In
Latin America, the arts have had an increasingly important role
in affirming the culture and social identity of many of the countries
in the region. In Puerto Rico, the works of author Luis Rafael Sanchez
and painter Nick Quijano, often considered too regional by outsiders,
are reflections of the social conscious and national pride of Latin
artists. In Brazil, the influential musician Caetano Velaso and
the tropicalist movement are discussed. Jesusa Rodriquez’s experimental
and politicized theater are controversial, and her independence
in an art form that has largely been subsidized by the state. Argentina’s
famous filmmaker activist Fernando Solanas’ works especially The
Hour of the Furnace and Tangos: The Exile of Gardel have been influential.
His valiant stands against the militarist regimes of the 1970s and
criticism of President Memen’s policies are highlighted by the program. Among
those interviewed are: Luis Rafael Sanchez, Nick Quijano, Caetano
Velaso, Jesusa Rodriquez, Elena Poniatowski, Josefina Ludmer, and
Angel Taborda. Notes: Written, produced, and directed by Juan
Mandlebaum. Edited by Betty Ciccarelli. Camera by Ned Johnston.
Volume VII of this series: AMERICAS. 1992. 60 minutes. [Length of
each of ten (10) programs]. “The people of south and Central America
and the Caribbean reflect on their lives, their history and societies
in AMERICAS. This intimate look at contemporary Latin America examines
issues confronting the entire region by focusing on individual communities. Campesinos,
city dwellers, artists, government officials, revolutionaries and
others bring forth the multi-layered diversity of the region.” |
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| Camila |
A
young Catholic socialite from Buenos Aires runs away with a young
Jesuit priest. They find temporary happiness in a small village
but eventually are recognized and condemned to death without trial.
Directed by Maria Luisa Bemberg. Starring Susu Pecoraro, Imanol
Arias. Guide included which provides detailed lesson plans for each
10 to 15 minute segment of the film—FilmArobics, Inc. 1984. 90 minutes,
49 pages. In Spanish with English subtitles. |
Tulane
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| Camila |
A
romantic Argentine film about the forbidden love affair between
a Jesuit Priest and a beautiful girl named Camila. The couple find
themselves totally ostracized from society as a result of their
action. They are also declared outlaws and hunted down. The film
is lovely to look at and has moments of romantic grandeur, overall
a well-done film about injustice and repression in a morally corrupt
society. The making of the film was a very controversial issue in
Argentina, because the subject matter, based on an actual incident,
was judged as a subtle criticism of the political regime of the
period. With: Susu Pecoraro, Imanol Arias, Hector Alterio, Elena
Tasisto, and Carlos Munoz. Notes: Screenplay by Bemberg, Beda Docampo
Feijo and Juan Batista Stagnaro. Photographed by Fernando Arribas. Music
by Luis Maria Serra. 1984. 105 minutes. In Spanish with English
subtitles. |
UNC-CH
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| Cartas
de mamá |
Dramatization
of a story set in Paris in which a young Spanish couple are tormented
by feelings of guild aroused by letters from Luis’s mother. TVE
production of Julio Cortazar’s work. Films for the Humanities. 1989.
60 minutes. In Spanish. |
Tulane
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| The
Colors of Hope |
A
short documentary produced by Amnesty International. The subject
discusses the re-union, and new lives, of an Argentine couple with
their son, who had been taken from them briefly by authorities in
Argentina in the early 1980s. 1985. 15 minutes. |
UNC-CH
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| Cosquin,
City of Folklore |
Visit
to the folklore festival celebrated annually in Cosquin, Argentina.
Grades 8-12, College. Organization of American States. Ca. 1970.
14 minutes. In Spanish. |
Tulane
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| Cuarteles
de invierno |
Directed
by Lautaro Murua. English title: Winter Retreat or Winter Barracks. A
tango singer has been invited to a remote city for a celebration.
He finds himself in a repressive almost paranoid world immediately
after getting off the train when he is stopped by military police
who submit him to quick, brusque inquiry and search him. While trying
to find the sponsors of the concert he is to perform he meets a
gruff, garrulous boxer in a restaurant whose crudeness draws too
much attention, a hobo whose expressions of political paranoia invites
even more problems, and the promoter of the celebration, whose aim
is not at all clear to the apolitical singer. The film is full of
a uneasy kind of foreboding. The characters are a mixture of caricature
and a dramatist subterfuge. It’s a rich, surprisingly comic political
drama with deeply satirical [even slapstick] overtones. At one climatic
scene, an event staged by the town’s oligarchs to promote a young
army boxer, all of the musicians quickly draw out automatic weapons
when the big goon of a boxer is outraged at the statements made
by the soldier. It’s dark scenes like this one that give the film
its sinister, interesting punch. With: Oscar Ferrigno as Andres
Galvin, Eduardo Pavlovksy as Tony Rocha, Ulises Dumont as Mango,
Arturo Maly as Capt. Suarez, Enrique Almada as Dr. Bayo, Patricio
as Contreras as Morocho, and Adriana Ferrer as Marta. Notes: Photographed
by Anibal Gonzalez Paz. Music by Astor Piazzola. Screenplay by Pablo
Murua Tolnay and Lautaro Murua based on the novel by Osvaldo Soriano.
1984. 114 minutes. In Spanish with English subtitles. |
UNC-CH
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| El
día que me quieras |
Investigating
death and the power of photography, this film is a meditation on
the last picture taken of Che Guevara [born in Argentina / revolutionary
in Cuba and elsewhere / died in Bolivia], as he lay dead on a table,
surrounded by his captors. The photograph, taken by Freddy Alborta
in 1967, has been compared to Mantegna’s Dead Christ and Rembrandt’s
The Anatomy Lesson of Professor Tulp. The film, a montage of Alborta’s
memories of that day, his photographs and rare newsreel footage
of the event, is an attempt to deconstruct the myth of Guevera.
Alternate title: Day you’ll love me. Cast: Narrator, interviewer,
Mario Espinoza Osario; interviewee, Freddy Alborta. Concept, direction
and editing, Leandro Katz; cinematography, Mark Daniels. New York:
First Run/Icarus Films, c1997. Not rated, but some may find looking
at dead bodies disturbing. 1 videocassette (30 min.): sd., col.
With b&w sequences, 1/2 in. VHS. In Spanish with English sub-titles. |
Florida
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| El
día que me quieras |
Classic
tango film of 1940s. A young man thwarts his rich background to
marry the woman he loves. After establishing a career in show business,
he returns to Argentina. Directed by John Reinhardt. Starring Carlos
Gardel, Rosita Moreno. 1935. 90 minutes. In Spanish. |
Tulane
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| Don
Segundo Sombra |
Directed
by Manuel Antin. The story of how a gaucho relives the events in
his life from youth in a small Argentinean town to his being befriended
by a gaucho lionized by many others. Quiet, thoughtful filmization
of a book considered a classic of Latin American literature. The
story is essentially that of a youth’s coming of age. With: Juan
Carbalido, Juan Carlos Gene, Soledad Silveyra and Alejandra Boero.
Notes: Based on the novel by Ricardo Giraldes. Screenplay by Antin. Music
by Adolfo Morpurgo. Photographed by Miguel Rodriguez. 1969. 110
minutes. In Spanish with English subtitles. |
UNC-CH
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| Espejo
de escritores: David Viñas and Mempo Giardinelli |
Señas
de exilio. A video-taped interview with the authors. Ediciones del
Norte. 1985. 60 minutes. In Spanish. |
Tulane
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| Espejo
de escritores: Julio Cortazar |
Modelos
para desarmar. A video-taped interview and readings with the author.
Ediciones del Norte. 1985. 60 minutes. In Spanish. |
Tulane
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| La
esperanza |
Title
on cassette label and container: South, La esperanza incierta. “An
evaluation of recent economic and political developments in the
emerging democracies of Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, and Argentina.” Four
filmmakers Augusto Gongora (Chile), Esteban Schroeder (Uruguay),
Regina Festa and Fernando Santoro (Brazil). The film was made to
coincide with the 500th anniversary of Columbus’s arrival in the
Americas. The importance of the development of a strong, secure
democracy is key in each of the countries. Among those interviewed
are Raul Alfonsin, President of Argentina, 1983-89; Carlos Saul
Menem, the present President of Argentina; Aldo Rico, former Argentine
officer and a leader of a right ring political movement; Patricio
Alwin, President of Chile. Notes: Directed and edited by Esteban
Schroeder. Script by Virginia Martinez. Camera by Daneil Cheico.
Journalists Jorge Barreiro (Uruguay), Sandra Radic (Chile), and
Susana Viaux (Argentina). Music by Adrian Carbutt. 1991. 52 minutes. |
UNC-CH
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| Eva
Peron: La verdadera historia |
This
is the Argentine version of the history of Eva Duarte de Peron.
Even though she dominated only six years in Argentina’s history,
she left an indelible mark on not only the country but the world.
Directed by Juan Carlos Desanzo. Starring Esther Goris and Victor
LaPlace. 1997. 114 minutes. In Spanish. |
Tulane
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| Garden
of Forking Paths: Dilemmas of National Development |
A
nation of immigrants much like the U.S., Argentina’s population
is predominantly of white, Western European stock, unlike the strongly
Indian and African stock of most of its neighbors. For years the
wealth and leadership of the country was in the hands of an oligarchy
of wealthy ranchers and businessmen. This program concentrates on
the cultural, social, and political history of the country concentrating
on such topics as: The Tango, song and dance, as much a symbol of
what is the country’s national identity as anything else; the rise
of Peronism in the 1940s; the strong influences of multinational
corporations; the influences of Great Britain and the war of the
Malvinas or Falklands. Among those interviewed: Marta Ezcurra,
93 year old daughter of one of the oldest elite families of Argentina;
Horacio Heguy, polo player, Alfredo Campanelli, cattle baron; President
Carlos Menem; General Mario Menendez; Marial and Julian Malvine,
ranchers. Notes: Written and directed by David Ash. Edited by Andrea
William. Camera by Terry Hopkins. Volume I of this series: AMERICAS. 1992. 60
minutes. [Length of each of ten (10) programs]. “The people of
south and Central America and the Caribbean reflect on their lives,
their history and societies in AMERICAS. This intimate look at
contemporary Latin America examines issues confronting the entire
region by focusing on individual communities. Campesinos, city
dwellers, artists, government officials, revolutionaries and others
bring forth the multi-layered diversity of the region.” |
UNC-CH
Tulane
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| La
guerra del cerdo |
English
title: Diary of the War of Pigs. Directed by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson.
A group of youths in an unspecified Latin American city have decided
to exterminate the elderly throughout the city. Isidro Vidal, the
protagonist of the story, is a middle-aged man thrown in the midst
of the random terror by his love for a young woman and the uncertainties
of his young son. The story is quite melancholy, in fact, it seems
about the melancholy of aging. With: Jose Slavin, Marta Gonzalez,
Victor Laplace, Edgardo Suarez. Notes: From a novel by Adolfo Bioy
Casares. 1975. 90 minutes. In Spanish with English subtitles. [Amalgam
of Tulane and UNC-CH descriptions.] |
Tulane
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| La
historia official |
English
title: The Official Story. In the mid-1970s, Argentina’s military
dictatorship carried out a brutal campaign of torture and murder
against thousands of its own citizens. During the period the wife
of a wealthy businessman discovers that her adopted daughter may
in fact, be one of the children of a “los desaperecidos” (the disappeared
ones). A fine, well acted drama about how even those with no animus
to the regime were caught up in the unspoken horrors of a repressive
regime. With: Norma Aleandro, Hector Alterio, Analia Castro, and
Chunchuna Villafane. Notes: Academy Award winning best foreign film
of 1985. Screenplay by Aida Bortnik and Puenzo. Photographed by
Felix Monti. Aleandro also received the best actress award at Cannes
for 1985. 1985. In Spanish with English subtitles. |
UNC-CH
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| El
hombre de la esquina rosada |
A
film made from one of the Borges’ first short stories. Takes un
into the lawless world of the gaucho, his language and ethos. Films
for the Humanities. 1988. 60 minutes. In Spanish. |
Tulane
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| The
Inner World of J.L. Borges |
“A
sensitive portrait of this brilliant, self-effacing writer whose
work combines the competing influences of a grandmother who was
English and disdained Latin America and a grandfather who died a
hero in the Argentinean war for independence. Here Borges takes
us through has haunts in Buenos Aires, explains his literary heroes,
and enables us to understand the balance between his blindness and
his vividly pictorial and surreal imagination.” Notes: Borges, his
wife, and his mother are each interviewed in this short biographical
film. Borges mentions his reading as a child, his love of poetry
and his opinion that he is a better prose writer than poet. He discusses
how reading in English was so influential in his early life. Narrated
by Joseph Wiseman. Written and directed by Harold Mantell Photographed
by Hermes Munoz. Music by Jorge Morel. Edited by Hans R. Dudelheim.
Borges, Jorge Luis. 1982?. 28 minutes. In English. |
UNC-CH
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| Julio
Cortázar: Instrucciones para John Howell |
Latin
American Literature. Cortazar, Julio. Literature, Argentina. Dramatization.
Hector Alterio, Maribel Martin. Carlos Lucena, Fernando Cebrian,
Walter Widarte, Jack Taylor, and Concha Leza. Notes: Directed by
Angela Querto. Photographed by Francisco Fraile. Music by Jose Nieto.
198-. 60 minutes. In Spanish without English subtitles and in English.
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UNC-CH
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| Juan
Moreira |
This
film takes place in Argentina at the end of the last century when
peons were commonly exploited by caudillos. A man, fighting for
basic rights, is driven to violence by repression. Directed by Leonardo
Favio. Starring Rodolfo Beban. 1984. 120 minutes. In Spanish. |
Tulane
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| El
lado oscuro del corazón |
A
young poet continually searching for the ideal woman meets and falls
in love with a prostitute. Writer/director, Eliseo Subiela ; producers,
Eliseo Subiela, Roger Frappier. Cast: Darío Grandinetti, Sandra
Ballesteros, Nacha Guevara. Buenos Aires: Filmax Home Video, |c
[199-?]. Produced in 1992 by C.Q.3 Films and Max Films Inc. 1 videocassette
(125 min.): sd., col.; 1/2 in. VHS. |
Florida
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| Lo
que vendrá |
English
title: Times to Come. In an unspecified city in Latin America violence,
political unrest and the dissolution of normal lives. A young man
who is just trying to survive this dismal environment is accidentally
shot by a macho policeman. While he's in the hospital recovering
a series of strange incidents threaten his surviving. Interesting
film but a tad on the dull side. Directed by Gustavo Mosquera. With: Hugo
Soto, Juan Leyrado, Charly García. Notes: Screenplay by Gustavo
Mosquera. Photography by Javier Miquelez. Music performed and written
by Charly García. 1988. 98 minutes. In Spanish with English subtitles. |
UNC-CH
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| Luisa
Valenzuela |
Sharon
Magnarelli interviews Argentine writer Luisa Valenzuela. Hanover,
NH: Ediciones del Norte, c1986. 1 videocassette (ca. 50 min.): sd.,
col.; 1/2 in. VHS. In Spanish. Series: Espejo de escritores. |
Florida
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| Hombre
mirando al sudeste |
English
title: Man Facing Southeast. A man named Rantes suddenly appears
in a Buenos Aires psychiatric hospital. The doctor dismisses him
as a paranoid. Beatriz sees him as an intimate and knowing companion.
A sci-fi parable of saint-like stranger in a strange land—earth.
(A man declaring himself an alien from outer space winds up in an
Argentine mental institution. This parable of Christ as an alien
from another planet has moments of infinite interest. One, however,
is overcome by a sense that this notion of creating a new mythology
is somehow patronizing. It is another tale of a madman’s instincts
being more sane than the sanest wears on you. The film is beautifully
photographed and very well acted.) Directed by Eliseo Subiela. With: Lorenzo
Quinteros, Hugo Soto, and Ines Vernengo. Notes: Screenplay by Subeila. Photographed
by Ricardo de Anelis. Music by Pedro Aznar. 1986 (1987). 105 minutes.
In Spanish with English subtitles. [Amalgam of Tulane and UNC-CH
descriptions.] |
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| Moebius |
A
train carrying more than thirty passengers has disappeared from
the Buenos Aires’ underground railway system. An anxious search
takes place, in order to explain the unusual disappearance. The
search seems to be useless until an odd coincidence leads to an
amazing end. Universidad del Cine. www.ucine.edu.ar. 1996. 86 minutes.
In Spanish with English subtitles. |
Tulane
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| Muchacho
que vas cantando |
A
man and his son go on a camping trip, and the man is tempted by
another woman to cheat on his wife. Directed by Enrique Careiras.
Starring Palito Ortega, Gila. In Spanish. |
Tulane
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| El
muerto (The Dead Man) |
Based
on Jorge Luis Borges’ short story which is set in the 19th century.
A story about murder, smuggling, treachery, and destiny. Directed
by Raul de la Torre. Starring Thema Biral, Juan Jose Camero, Francisco
Rabal. 1975. 103 minutes. In Spanish with English subtitles. |
Tulane
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| No
habrá más penas ni olvido (Funny Little Dirty War) |
A
civil war erupts in a quiet rural Argentine village when a local
Peronist politician claims a municipal clerk is a communist. This
savage, black comedy exposes the roots of the official terrorism
that Argentina suffered under the dictatorship. The political content
is relevant. 80 minutes. In Spanish with English subtitles. |
Tulane
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| Painted
Lips |
Love,
sex, revenge, deception, hate – a panoply of human foibles are on
display in this deceptively complex film. The story begins In Buenos
Aires where Nene receives news of a former lover’s death. In flashback
[using the writing of letters as a framing mechanism] we see that
she was forced to return to her parents after being fired from her
job as a nurse after being caught in a compromising sexual position
the doctor. She falls in love with the hapless but charming and
handsome Juan Carlos but refrains from a sexual relationship to
preserve a sense of propriety. From this beginning the film evolves
into a cleverly conceived story of passion, class, sexual misconduct
and ultimately unrequited love. Memory plays a key part of the main
characters’ lives and Torre Nilsson displays an interesting use
of filmic stream-of-consciousness technique with letters, rumor,
gossip providing the medium for propelling the story. At the center
of the passions is the romantic but ineffectual Juan Carlos who
is doted on by his sister and mother and an object of desire by
several very different kinds of women. Torre Nilsson has mounted
the film, based on a novel by Manuel Puig as a convoluted soap opera
with distinct psychosexual overtones. An intriguing, mature film. Directed
by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson. Golden Shell Winner at the 1974 San Sebastian
Festival. With: Alfredo Alcon, Luisina Brando, Marta Gonzalez, Lipe
Lincovsky, Mecha Ortiz, Raul Lavie, Lenora Manso, Isabel Pisano,
Oscar Pedemont, Berta Ortegose, Luis Politti, and Ofelia Montero. Screenplay
by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson and Manual Puig from Puig’s novel. Music
by Waldo De Los Rios. Cinematography by Anibal Di Salvo. There
is a 2 + minute blank space at the 56 minute mark in the film. Scan
forward to get to the next ‘reel.’ 1974. 120 minutes. In Spanish
with English Literature. |
UNC-CH
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| Sabemos
mirar (We Can See) |
In
the wake of the repression of the 1976 Argentine military coup,
political activities of the young remain stunted. Rock music has
become an expressive outlet for the hopes and frustrations of Argentine
youth. Icarus Films. 1991. 25 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| Search
for the Disappeared |
Documentary
produced by the American Association for Advancement of Science.
Somber and very well done work on massive disappearance (and murder)
of Argentine citizens during the military regime. Directed by David
Dugan. 90 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| Señas
de exilio: David Viñas y Mempo Giardinelli. |
Saúl
Sosnowski interviews Argentine authors David Viñas and Mempo Giardinelli.
Each author reads from his own works. Hanover, N.H.: Ediciones del
Norte, c1985. 1 videocassette (ca. 60 min.): sd., col.; ½ in. VHS.
Series: Espejo de escritores. |
Florida
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| Tango
is Also a History |
Examines
the development of the tango in Argentina, and its role as a chronicle
of Argentinian political and cultural history. Particular focus
on the ethnic history of Buenos Aires. Icarus Films. 1983. 56 minutes.
In English. |
Tulane
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| Tango
bar |
An
honest man is tormented by the discovery that the woman he loves
is a professional thief. Moved by his love, she gives up her life
of crime to be with him, but he cannot believe in her ever again.
Directed by John Reinhardt. Starring Carlos Gardel, Rosita Moreno.
1987. 58 minutes. In Spanish with English subtitles. |
Tulane
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| Tango:
Our Dance |
Jorge
Zanda, the director, captures the sensuality and rituals of the
complex art form of the tango. The unique role of the tango is examined
as Argentina’s national dance as well as the machismo and creativity
that pervade the dance today. Facets Multimedia and Chicago Latino
Cinema. 1987. 70 minutes. In Spanish with English subtitles. |
Tulane
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| Tiempo
de revancha |
A
demolition worker at a remote copper mine rigs a dynamite accident
to blackmail the corrupt company. He is a fascinating character
who must live by his wits in his battle against the repressive system.
Directed by Adolfo Aristarian. Starring Rodolfo Ranni, Federico
Luppi. 1981. 112 minutes. In Spanish with English subtitles. |
Tulane
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| Trastienda
de una elección |
[Documentary
on the 1999 presidential election campaigns in Argentina—description
based on LC subject headings.] [Buenos Aires?]: Temas Grupo Editorial,
2000. Fundación Konrad Adenauer. Accompanied by [a 188 page book
with title: Argentina: trastienda de una elección: campaña presidencial
Argentina 1999.] |
Florida
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| El
túnel |
Text
by Ernesto Sabato. Dramatization by author of the famous novel.
Introduces the theme of the artist who becomes insane because of
his inability to communicate. Films for the Humanities. 1988. 60
minutes. In Spanish. |
Tulane
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| Verónico
Cruz |
Miguel
Pereira’s film follows the life of an Indian boy from his birth
in the hinterlands to his death during the Falklands/Malvinas war.
Directed by Miguel Pereira. Starring Juan Jose Camero, Gonzalo Morales.
1988. 106 minutes. In Spanish w/ English subtitles. |
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| Carnival
in Aruba 1994 |
[Documentary
on carnival in Aruba, as it evolved over the past 40 years—summary
based on title and LC subject headings]. Oranjestad, Aruba: Pro
Video N.V., c1994. 1 videocassette (ca. 60 min.): sd., col.; ½ in.
Alternate title: 40 years of Carnival in Aruba 1994. VHS. |
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