The Naked Angel
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Directed by | Carlos Hugo Christensen |
Written by | César Tiempo |
Based on | Fräulein Else by Arthur Schnitzler |
Produced by | Caio Brant |
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Cinematography | Alfredo Traverso |
Edited by | Antonio O. Rampoldi |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | Argentina |
Language | Spanish |
The Naked Angel (Spanish:El ángel desnudo) is a 1946 Argentine drama film directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen and starring Olga Zubarry, Guillermo Battaglia and Carlos Cores.[1] The film is based on the novella Fräulein Else by Arthur Schnitzler. The director, Christensen, had gained a reputation for exploring more sexual themes in his films than was traditional in Argentine cinema at the time.
In a survey of the 100 greatest films of Argentine cinema carried out by the Museo del Cine Pablo Ducrós Hicken in 2000, the film reached the 35th position.[2]
Synopsis
[edit]A sculptor agrees to lend a bankrupt man money provided his beautiful daughter pose nude for his latest work of art.
Cast
[edit]- Olga Zubarry as Elsa Las Heras
- Guillermo Battaglia as Guillermo Lagos Renard
- Carlos Cores as Mario
- Eduardo Cuitiño as Gaspar Las Heras
- Ángel Orrequia as Vargas
- Fedel Despres as Diana
- Cirilo Etulain as Morales
- José de Ángelis as Prefecto
- Orestes Soriani as Presidente Sociedad Críticos de Arte
- Cecilio de Vega as ubois
- José De Ángelis
References
[edit]- ^ Rist p.156
- ^ "Las 100 mejores del periodo 1933-1999 del Cine Argentino". La mirada cautiva (3). Buenos Aires: Museo del Cine Pablo Ducrós Hicken: 6–14. 2000. Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022 – via Encuesta de cine argentino 2022 on Google Drive.
Bibliography
[edit]- Rist, Peter H. Historical Dictionary of South American Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.