Underplayed Gems

El juego del amor y del azar (1944)

El juego del amor y del azar poster
Directed by
Leopoldo Torres Ríos
Genre
drama film
Country
Argentina
Runtime
1h 12m
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This is an Argentine film adaptation of a French stage play from the 1700s. It follows a pair of lovers and their servants as they switch roles to test each other's feelings. The story uses mistaken identity and clever dialogue to explore love and social class.

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What happens

El juego del amor y del azar es una película de Argentina en blanco y negro dirigida por Leopoldo Torres Ríos según su propio guion basado en la obra homónima de Pierre de Marivaux que se estrenó el 23 de junio de 1944 y que tuvo como protagonistas a Silvia Legrand, Roberto Airaldi, Severo Fernández y Eloísa Cañizares. Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux (1688 - 1763) fue un novelista y dramaturgo francés, famoso por sus piezas de enredo amoroso y galante, en las que no falta la crítica social y moral. Una versión fílmica posterior de la pieza fue Le jeu de l'amour et du hasard, una película de Suiza dirigida por Jean Liermier y Elena Hazanov de 2010. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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