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La caída (1959)

La caída poster
Directed by
Leopoldo Torre Nilsson
Genre
drama film
Country
Argentina
Runtime
1h 24m
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman experiences a psychological and personal decline as she navigates oppressive social expectations and family burdens in 1950s Argentina. The story follows her increasing isolation and unraveling.

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What happens

La caída ("The Fall") is a 1959 Argentine drama film directed by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson. It won the Silver Condor Award for Best Film was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival. In a survey of the 100 greatest films of Argentine cinema carried out by the Museo del Cine Pablo Ducrós Hicken in 2000, the film reached the 38th position. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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