Boquitas pintadas (1974)
- Directed by
- Leopoldo Torre Nilsson
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Argentina
- Runtime
- 2h
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 14 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 small-town man charms several women through love letters and promises. His choices and secrets lead to heartbreak and loss for the people around him.
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What happens
Heartbreak Tango (Spanish: Boquitas pintadas) is a 1974 Argentine drama film, directed by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson. It was adapted from Argentine writer Manuel Puig's 1969 novel of the same name. 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 22nd position. In a new version of the survey organized in 2022 by the specialized magazines La vida útil, Taipei and La tierra quema, presented at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival, the film reached the 47th position. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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