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Stella Maris (1953)

Stella Maris poster
Directed by
Homero Cárpena
Genre
drama film
Country
Argentina
Runtime
1h 23m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman looks back on her life and the people she loved. The story moves between past and present in black and white. It was filmed largely in Mar del Plata.

slow-burnmelancholicbittersweetnostalgicintimatedramaticstraightforwardgrounded

What happens

Stella Maris es una película en blanco y negro de Argentina dirigida por Homero Cárpena sobre su propio guion escrito en colaboración con Humberto de la Rosa que se estrenó el 21 de enero de 1953 y que tuvo como protagonistas a Santiago Arrieta, Maruja Gil Quesada, Isabel Figlioli y Nora Cárpena. Fue en gran parte filmada en Mar del Plata; Nora Cárpena, hija en la vida real del director y de Haydée Larroca interpreta en el filme el papel de su madre en la niñez. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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