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The Soul of the Accordion (1935)

The Soul of the Accordion poster
Original title
El alma del bandoneón
Directed by
Mario Soffici
Genre
drama film, musical film
Country
Argentina
Runtime
1h 17m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A tango musician navigates love and ambition in 1930s Buenos Aires. The story follows his struggles with romance and his devotion to bandoneon music.

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What happens

The Soul of the Accordion (Spanish: El alma de bandoneón) is a 1935 Argentine tango musical film from the Golden Age of Argentine cinema directed by Mario Soffici, who wrote it with José A. Bugliot. It is considered one of the earliest classics of Argentine cinema. The film starred Libertad Lamarque, Enrique Serrano and Santiago Arrieta. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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