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Wara Wara (1930)

Wara Wara poster
Directed by
José María Velasco Maidana
Genre
drama film, silent film, romance film
Country
Bolivia
Runtime
1h 09m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a Bolivian silent film about a romance set against a historical background. It was considered lost for many years before being found and restored.

melancholicromantichistoricalslow-burnnostalgicvisually lushdramaticquiet

What happens

Wara Wara is a 1930 Bolivian feature film, directed by José María Velasco Maidana, combining historical drama and romance. The film was described as a "superproduction" by the press at the time. Long thought to be a lost film, it was rediscovered in 1989, restored, and screened for a new "premiere" in September 2010. It is "the only known surviving work from Bolivia's silent-film era". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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