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Madreselva (1938)

Madreselva poster
Directed by
Luis César Amadori
Genre
musical film
Country
Argentina
Runtime
1h 33m
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man and a woman meet and fall in love, bound by the lyrics of a tango song. Their romance unfolds amid the music and drama of 1930s Argentina.

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What happens

Honeysuckle (Spanish: Madreselva) is a 1938 Argentine melodrama musical film directed by Luis César Amadori. With Ivo Pelay, Amadori co-wrote the play upon which the film is based. Starring Hugo del Carril, Libertad Lamarque and Malisa Zini, it premièred in Buenos Aires on 5 November 1938 and was a popular success. Its plot is loosely based on the lyrics of a tango song of the same name. It is a tango film, an extremely popular genre during the Golden Age of Argentine cinema (1930s–1950s). It was screened at the Venice Film Festival. During the production, Del Caril met Ana María Lynch who was working on the film as an extra. They began a decade-long relationship during which time the couple appeared together in several films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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