Alfonsina
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Director Kurt Land Music director Tito Ribero Cinematography Alfredo Traverso Language Spanish | 6.4/10 IMDb Duration Producer Kurt Land Country Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cast Amelia Bence Writer Jose Maria Fernandez Unsain , Alfredo Ruanova Release date 1957 Similar movies Schindler's List , The Pursuit of Happyness , The Great Debaters , Freedom Writers , The Hurricane , Son of God Tagline Pages from the life of Alfonsina Storni | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alfonsina (English language:Alexandra) is a 1957 Argentine biographical film directed by Kurt Land and written by José María Fernández Unsáin. The film stars Amelia Bence as the poet Alfonsina Storni and actor Guillermo Murray.
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Plot
In a movie of slow-pace, the film opens with a wide shot of waves breaking ominously on the seashore, accompanied by Alfonsina's poetry. Another scene has Alfonsina looking into a fish-bowl and saying "I wonder what it would be like to live under the sea".
There is also an important scene where Alfonsina announces the news of her illness performed in a very different way from Hollywood film.
Other cast
Overview
Amelia Bence stars as the Argentine poet and journalist Alfonsina Storni was an Argentine poet and journalist who made a successful career in the rough macho world of reporting.
Kurt Land was originally from Vienna, so he has a romantic atmosphere somewhat similar to Ernst Lubitsch. This style of movie-making was dated even in 1957, but Alfonsina shows style in the voice over editing of the poetry reading.
Release and acclaim
The film premiered in 1957. It was one of the first and few Argentine films shot in widescreen CinemaScope.
References
Alfonsina WikipediaAlfonsina IMDb Alfonsina themoviedb.org