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Giácomo (1939)

Giácomo poster
Directed by
Augusto César Vatteone
Genre
drama film
Country
Argentina
Runtime
1h 15m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This Argentine film follows a man named Giácomo and his relationships. It is based on a grotesque play about family and social struggles.

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What happens

Giácomo es una película de Argentina en blanco y negro dirigida por Augusto César Vatteone según su propio guion escrito en colaboración con Agustín Ferraris y Armando Discépolo basado en el grotesco homónimo de Discépolo y Rafael J. de Rosas, que se estrenó el 4 de abril de 1939 y que tuvo como protagonistas a Luis Arata y Carmen Lamas. En Estados Unidos fue proyectada con el título de El amor manda. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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