La escalinata (1950)

Directed by

César Enríquez

Genre

drama film

Country

Venezuela

Runtime

1h 15m

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a black-and-white drama set in Venezuela. It tells a story with a realistic style that aims to capture everyday life and struggles.

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What happens

La escalinata is a black-and-white drama film by Venezuelan director César Enríquez released in 1950. The film is considered Enríquez's masterpiece and one of the best Venezuelan films produced in the 1950s. It is considered one of the first neorealist films in Venezuela and Latin America. In 2016, the film was voted one of the 50 Best Venezuelan Films in a survey conducted by the National Cinematheque of Venezuela. It is also one of 15 films considered part of Venezuela's film heritage by UNESCO and included in the Memory of the World Programme. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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