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A Woman of No Importance (1945)

A Woman of No Importance poster
Original title
Una mujer sin importancia
Directed by
Luis Bayón Herrera
Genre
drama film
Country
Argentina
Runtime
1h 25m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy woman in 1940s Argentina harbors a secret from her past involving a man who once wronged her. Years later their paths cross again, forcing both to confront old feelings and social expectations.

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What happens

A Woman of No Importance (Spanish: Una mujer sin importancia) is a 1945 Argentine comedy drama film of the classical era of Argentine cinema, directed by Luis Bayón Herrera and starring Mecha Ortiz, Santiago Gómez Cou, Golde Flami. The film is based on Oscar Wilde's 1894 play A Woman of No Importance with the action moved from London to Córdoba in central Argentina and was consequently "not considered a good possibility for U. S. exhibition". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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