View Item - SP-L016-1957

Language:
Spanish
Category:
Drama
Duration:
78 min.
Catalog Num:
SP-L016-1957
Title:
La Casa del Angel
Item Type:
Video
Medium:
DVD
Program:
Romance Languages

Reserved:
No
Status:
Available

The writer of this scenario, Beatriz Guido (1924-1988) was Torre Nilsson's wife, and an estimable literary figure in her own right. Under the pretense of criticising a "decadent" [what does that mean? A sentimental Marxist shibboleth, no more] oligarchy, she, like many Argentine writers, indulges her fascination with the old aristocracy and its surprising, forever vanishing, ever-enduring, world. The film follows suit: the camera loves the old houses, the elegant surroundings, the secluded parks and silent interiors where the Best and Highest hold forth. The presence of the lower orders is seen as a transgression, unless they are silently wielding a tray, or something like that. The speech of the actors-and in particular Guillermo Battaglia, and the marvelous Berta Ortegosa in an unforgettably detailed tour-de-force performance-is, in itself, a delicious tract for The Argentine Way. The preoccupation with duelling brings a smile to the lips.

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