El_ángel_desnudo

<i>The Naked Angel</i>

The Naked Angel

1946 Argentine film

The Naked Angel (Spanish:El ángel desnudo) is a 1946 Argentine drama film directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen and starring Olga Zubarry, Guillermo Battaglia and Carlos Cores.[1] The film is based on the novella Fräulein Else by Arthur Schnitzler. The director, Christensen, had gained a reputation for exploring more sexual themes in his films than was traditional in Argentine cinema at the time.

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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 35th position.[2]

Synopsis

Film still of the film featuring Olga Zubarry's famous nude scene

A sculptor agrees to lend a bankrupt man money provided his beautiful daughter pose nude for his latest work of art.

Cast

  • Olga Zubarry as Elsa Las Heras
  • Guillermo Battaglia as Guillermo Lagos Renard
  • Carlos Cores as Mario
  • Eduardo Cuitiño as Gaspar Las Heras
  • Ángel Orrequia as Vargas
  • Fedel Despres as Diana
  • Cirilo Etulain as Morales
  • José de Ángelis as Prefecto
  • Orestes Soriani as Presidente Sociedad Críticos de Arte
  • Cecilio de Vega as ubois
  • José De Ángelis

References

  1. [1]
    Rist p.156
  2. [2]
    "Las 100 mejores del periodo 1933-1999 del Cine Argentino". La mirada cautiva (3). Buenos Aires: Museo del Cine Pablo Ducrós Hicken: 6–14. 2000. Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022 – via Encuesta de cine argentino 2022 on Google Drive.

Bibliography

  • Rist, Peter H. Historical Dictionary of South American Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.
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