Gringalet (1959 film)

Gringalet
Directed byRubén W. Cavallotti
Written byRodolfo M. Taboada
Based onGringalet by Paul Vandenberghe
Produced byEnrique Faustin
StarringWalter Vidarte
Graciela Borges
Beatriz Taibo
CinematographyAlberto Etchebehere
Edited byJorge Gárate
Music byTito Ribero
Production
company
Distributed byArgentina Sono Film
Release date
  • 20 August 1959 (1959-08-20)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryArgentina
LanguageSpanish

Gringalet is a 1959 Argentine film directed by Rubén W. Cavalloti and written by Rodolfo M. Taboada from the play by Paul Vandenberghe.[1]: 257  It was released by Argentina Sona Films.

Plot summary

A young painter from the La Boca neighborhood discovers that his father is a millionaire, goes to live with him, changes his life and returns to his neighborhood.

Cast

Reception

Clarín reviewed the director: "Rubén Cavallotti is steadfast as a narrator".[1]: 257 

La Razón wrote, "Narration without major aspirations. He transplants pieces of reality onto the screen, but much of what is seen is not new in our cinema".[1]: 257 

A Variety review summarized it as a "yarn concerns a light hearted youth in poor circumstances whose fortune improves". The review noted the film's occasional humor, said that Walter Vidarte was miscast as Gringalet, and called the film "an artificial production".[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Manrupe, Raúl (2010). Un diccionario de films argentinos. María Alejandra Portela. Buenos Aires: Corregidor. ISBN 978-950-05-0896-4. OCLC 34832810.
  2. ^ "Pictures: Gringalet." Variety. Los Angeles Vol. 216, Iss. 8, (Oct 21, 1959): 23. Via Proquest.


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