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Extraña ternura

1964 · 99 min

A slow, earnest melodrama of forbidden attraction and possessive affection, played with restrained intensity and old-fashioned romantic seriousness.

Overview
The young and inexperienced godson of a millionaire falls for a singer who is married. The millionaire opposes the relationship because he feels a "strange tenderness" for the boy.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • love
    • obsession
    • family
    • class
    Places
    • big city
    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
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance6
    Tension4
    Darkness4
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Daniel Tinayre
    Written by
    Eduardo Borrás
    Starring
    Egle Martin, José Cibrián, Norberto Suárez, Ernesto Bianco, Luis Tasca, Héctor Calcaño, Dorys del Valle, Aníbal Pardeiro
    Music
    Ulyses Petit de Murat, Astor Piazzolla
    Runtime
    99 min
    Country
    Argentina
    Languages
    Spanish

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