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Poster for Las engañadas

Las engañadas

1955 · 71 min

A slow, sour melodrama that lets you watch a charming man's cruelty unfold over years, leaving a lingering ache of injustice.

Overview
Irresponsible playboy seduces a decent young lady with a fake wedding; he continues being a creep for the next 12 or 15 years.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • betrayal
  • gender
  • family
  • guilt
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Juan Bustillo Oro
Written by
Antonio Helú, Augusto Martinez Olmedilla, Juan Bustillo Oro
Starring
Silvia Derbez, Luis Beristáin, Lupe Inclán, Miguel Manzano, Antonio Raxel, Amanda del Llano, Fanny Schiller, Armando Arriola
Cinematography
Ezequiel Carrasco
Runtime
71 min
Country
Mexico
Languages
Spanish

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