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Dizziness (1946)

Dizziness poster
Original title
Vértigo
Directed by
Antonio Momplet
Genre
drama film
Country
Mexico
Runtime
1h 22m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young widowed mother falls for her daughter's fiancé. This creates a painful love triangle in 1940s Mexico.

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What happens

Dizziness (Spanish: Vértigo, lit. 'Vertigo') is a 1946 Mexican drama film directed by Antonio Momplet, starring María Félix, Emilio Tuero and Lilia Michel. It tells the story of a love triangle where a young widowed mother finds herself attracted to her daughter's fiancé. The film is based on the 1926 novel Alberte by Pierre Benoit. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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