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Odd Number (1962)

Odd Number poster
Original title
La cifra impar
Directed by
Manuel Antín
Genre
drama film
Country
Argentina
Runtime
1h 25m
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A married couple in Argentina receives unsettling letters from the husband's mother. As the letters keep coming, the couple's lives become increasingly uneasy and strange.

mysteriousgothicmelancholicslow-pacedatmosphericthoughtfultensefamily-centric

What happens

Odd Number (Spanish: La cifra impar) is a 1962 Argentine Gothic-mystery directed film by Manuel Antín and starring Lautaro Murúa, María Rosa Gallo and Sergio Renán. It is based on the short story, "Cartas de mamá" (Letters from Mother) by Julio Cortázar (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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