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Autumn Days (1963)

Autumn Days poster
Original title
Días de otoño
Directed by
Roberto Gavaldón
Genre
drama film
Country
Mexico
Runtime
1h 32m
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 27 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman in Mexico City works as a telephone operator and struggles with her oppressive home life and unfulfilling job. She seeks connection and escape but finds only increasing isolation and psychological strain.

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What happens

Autumn Days (Spanish: Días de otoño) is a 1963 Mexican psychological drama film directed by Roberto Gavaldón, starring Pina Pellicer, Evangelina Elizondo, Adriana Roel and Ignacio López Tarso. This film is based on the story "Frustration" by B. Traven. Pellicer received the Best Actress award at the 1964 Mar del Plata International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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