Melodías porteñas (1937)
- Directed by
- Luis Moglia Barth
- Genre
- musical film
- Country
- Argentina
- Runtime
- 1h 16m
- Rating
- 10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A struggling radio station loses its star tango singer. The director becomes increasingly desperate as he tries to keep the station running.
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What happens
Melodías porteñas (Buenos Aires Melodies) is a 1937 Argentine film, a musical directed by Luis Moglia Barth, who also co-wrote it. It is one of the most iconic films of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema. It is based on a struggling radio station, and depicts the events leading up to and following the disappearance of the station's star tango singer, played by Amanda Ledesma. It may be seen as an exposé of the sensationalism of radio stations of the period. Enrique Santos Discépolo won praise for his performance as the increasingly desperate director of the station. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Radio Bar (1936)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.