Los tres berretines
Los tres berretines | |
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Directed by | John Alton, José Guerrico, , Luis Romero Carranza, Enrique Telémaco Susini |
Written by | Nicolás de las Llanderas, Arnaldo Malfatti |
Produced by | Raúl Orzábal Quintana |
Starring | Luis Arata, Luis Sandrini, Luisa Vehil |
Cinematography | John Alton |
Edited by | Francisco Múgica |
Music by | "Delfy" |
Production company | |
Release date |
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Running time | 65 minutes |
Country | Argentina |
Language | Spanish |
Los tres berretines (The Three Whims) is a 1933 Argentine black and white comedy film, the first film made by the newly formed Lumiton film studio, and one of the first sound films made in Argentina. It was a great success and launched the film career of the comedian Luis Sandrini.
Production[]
Los tres berretines was directed by Enrique Telémaco Susini and starring the local actors Luis Sandrini and Luisa Vehil.[1][2] The American cinematographer John Alton was not credited but may have played an important role in direction and cinematography.[3] Los tres berretines was based on a hit play of the same name, in which the circus performer and actor Luis Sandrini played Eusebio, a brother with a dream of becoming a famous tango composer. Lumiton expanded his role in the film version.[4] Los tres berretines was released on 19 May 1933 in the Ástor in Buenos Aires.[1] It was the second Argentine film with an optical soundtrack. The first was ¡Tango!, released the week before.[5]
Synopsis[]
The film has traditional popular melodrama plot elements, and includes performances of tango songs.[6] It depicts a family whose members are obsessed with the three national berretines (interests or hobbies) of tango, football and cinema.[7] (In the play the last berretín was radio.).[8] The family is middle class and makes its living from a hardware store. The father complains that the hobbies lead the family to neglect business. In the end, the father himself succumbs to all three hobbies.[8]
It is one of the first Argentine films dealing with the themes of immigration (to Argentina).[9]
Reception[]
The film, which cost 18,000 pesos to produce, earned over one million.[1] Sandrini's performance made him the first local cinema star.[7]
Full cast[]
The full cast was:[10]
- Luis Arata
- Luis Sandrini
- Luisa Vehil
- Florindo Ferrario
- Benita Puértolas
- Héctor Quintanilla
- Malena Bravo
- Dolores Dardes
- Miguel Ángel Lauri
- Luis Díaz
- Dora del Grande
- Mario Danesi
- Homero Cárpena
- Mario Mario
- Trío Foccile
- Marafiotti
- Aníbal Troilo
- Miguel Leme
- Osvaldo Fresedo
- Leonor Rinaldi (uncredited)
References[]
Citations
- ^ a b c Martínez 2004.
- ^ Rist 2014, p. 4.
- ^ Rist 2014, p. 20.
- ^ Karush 2012, p. 117-118.
- ^ Rist 2014, p. 42.
- ^ Karush & Chamosa 2010, p. 39.
- ^ a b Creacion de Argentina Sono Film Y Lumiton, Cinematec.
- ^ a b Mann 2011.
- ^ Lozano Velásquez, Valentina (2010). Las huellas de la inmigración en la cinematografía argentina (PDF). Creación y Producción en Diseño y Comunicación. p. 39. ISSN 1668-5229.
- ^ The Three Amateurs, IMDb.
Sources
- "Creacion de Argentina Sono Film Y Lumiton". Historia del Cine Argentino. Cinematec. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
- Karush, Matthew B.; Chamosa, Oscar (2010-04-30). The New Cultural History of Peronism: Power and Identity in Mid-Twentieth-Century Argentina. Duke University Press. ISBN 978-0-8223-9286-6.
- Karush, Matthew B. (2012-05-15). Culture of Class: Radio and Cinema in the Making of a Divided Argentina, 1920–1946. Duke University Press. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-8223-5264-8. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
- Mann, Ester (26 July 2011). "Cine Argentino: Los tres berretines". Artesanias Literarias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2014-06-02.
- Martínez, Adolfo C. (1 August 2004). "Lumiton renace en un museo". La Nacion (in Spanish). Retrieved 2014-06-01.
- Rist, Peter H. (2014-05-08). Historical Dictionary of South American Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 978-0-8108-8036-8. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
- "The Three Amateurs". IMDb. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
- 1933 films
- Spanish-language films
- Argentine films
- Argentine black-and-white films
- 1933 comedy films
- Argentine comedy films
- Films about immigration to Argentina