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Sombras Porteñas

1936 · 86 min

A moody, slow-burning melodrama of guilt and desire, heavy with atmosphere and quiet longing against a remote lakeside backdrop.

Directed by
Daniel Tinayre
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Mercedes Simone, Pedro Maffia, Hilario Bello
Overview
A murderer takes refuge with his friend in a town on the shores of Lake Nahuel Huapí, but she falls in love with another man and will return to the city alone.

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Directed by
Daniel Tinayre
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Mercedes Simone, Pedro Maffia, Hilario Bello
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • crime
  • betrayal
  • isolation
  • guilt
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, crime
Directed by
Daniel Tinayre
Starring
Mercedes Simone, Pedro Maffia, Hilario Bello, Antonio Corrado, Maruja Gil Quesada, Pedro Laxalt, Jorge Montealegre, Francisco Petrone
Runtime
86 min
Country
Argentina
Languages
Spanish

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