Martín Fierro (1968)
- Directed by
- Leopoldo Torre Nilsson
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Argentina
- Runtime
- 2h 14m
- Rating
- 5.8 of 10 from 9 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A gaucho named Martín Fierro lives as an outlaw on the Argentine plains. The movie follows his struggles against authority and his search for a place in a changing world.
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What happens
Martín Fierro is a 1968 film based upon José Hernández's poem Martín Fierro, widely considered Argentina's national poem. The story centers on the life of a renegade gaucho. The film was directed by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson and featured Alfredo Alcón in the title role, Lautaro Murúa, Graciela Borges, Sergio Renán and Leonardo Favio. It won the Silver Condor Award for Best Picture. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Romance of a Gaucho (1961)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.