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La buena vida (1966)

La buena vida poster
Directed by
René Mugica
Genre
drama film
Country
Argentina
Runtime
1h 25m
Rating
7.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Set in 1960s Argentina, this black and white drama follows several characters as they pursue their dreams of a good life. Their paths cross in unexpected ways that reveal the gap between their hopes and reality.

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What happens

La buena vida est un film argentin en noir et blanc, sorti le 9 juin 1966 et réalisé par René Mugica selon un scénario de Carlos Latorre. En vedette José María Langlais, Fernanda Mistral, Zulma Faiad et Beatriz Taibo. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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