El Canto cuenta su historia (1976)
- Original title
- El canto cuenta su historia
- Directed by
- Héctor Olivera, Fernando Ayala
- Genre
- musical film
- Country
- Argentina
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Rating
- 10.0 of 10 from 1 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
This Argentine film traces the history of song in the country with a focus on tango. It was made during a dictatorship, and the directors had to cut scenes with a banned singer.
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What happens
The Song Tells Its Story (Spanish: El canto cuenta su historia), sometimes The Tango Tells Its Story, is a 1976 Argentine musical film directed by Fernando Ayala and Héctor Olivera. The film tells the history of song in Argentina, with a particular history of tango. The film was made during the period of the Argentine military dictatorship. The censorship of the regime forced Olivera and Ayala to cut scenes featuring the banned and exiled singer Mercedes Sosa. The film should not be confused with The Tango Tells its Story, (Spanish: El tango cuenta su historia) released in 1914, a documentary history of the tango. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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