Invasion

Invasion 1969

7.00

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

1969

Jettatore

Jettatore 1938

6.80

A rumor spreads about a man being bad luck. His superstitious friends believe it, but it's all part of an evil scheme to ruin the man's upcoming wedding. Adapted from the play of the same name by Gregorio de Laferrere.

1938

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

Así es la vida

Así es la vida 1939

7.50

The history of a Buenos Aires family over three decades.

1939

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

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

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

Death Walks in the Rain

Death Walks in the Rain 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

A Casa de Açúcar

A Casa de Açúcar 1996

1

After a newlywed couple moves into a whitewashed house, the former owner shows up and complications begin.

1996

La hija del ministro

La hija del ministro 1943

10.00

The daughter of a minister pretends to be a worker to conquer the opposition deputy and discover the evidence that he proposes to present against her father.

1943

El viaje

El viaje 1942

5.00

An architect goes on vacation and begins an affair with a young woman in a small town.

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

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

Mujeres que trabajan

Mujeres que trabajan 1938

8.20

A rich lady is suddenly in the street after her father's suicide and moves to a pension with many working women from different origins whom she had previously humiliated.

1938

Novio, marido y amante

Novio, marido y amante 1948

5.00

A young woman marries an older man on a whim; the marriage is not consummated. She falls in love with her husband's son.

1948

El buque embotellado

El buque embotellado 1939

1

Unreleased 1939 film directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen. It was the director's debut essay, filmed in 16 mm. It is currently unknown if any copies are preserved.

1939

Historia de crímenes

Historia de crímenes 1942

1

A bank clerk uncovers the manager's criminal behavior and prevents him from carrying out a murder.

1942

Mi novia es un fantasma

Mi novia es un fantasma 1944

6.20

A humble maid is confused with a millionaire from a misunderstanding in the hotel that works and a journalist falls madly in love with her.

1944