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Paula Cautiva

1963 · 100 min

A quiet, earnest melodrama of class divides and unexpected attraction, unfolding with restrained emotion and a lingering sense of longing.

Overview
An Argentine who emigrated to the United States finds himself by chance in Argentina for business. There he hires a woman, Paula, who is from a traditional but poor family, and he finds himself falling in love with her.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • class
  • identity
  • family
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Fernando Ayala
Written by
Fernando Ayala, Beatriz Guido
Starring
Susana Freyre, Duilio Marzio, Lautaro Murúa, Fernanda Mistral, Orestes Caviglia, Leonardo Favio, Mercedes Sombra, Claudia Fontán
Cinematography
Alberto Etchebehere
Runtime
100 min
Country
Argentina
Languages
Spanish

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