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Mateo

1937 · 64 min

A somber, old-fashioned moral drama about a man pushed into crime by hard times, played with earnest weight.

Directed by
Daniel Tinayre
Genres
Drama
Starring
Luis Arata, Enrique Santos Discépolo, José Gola
Overview
Cars and progress made an old carriage-driver jobless and so desperate that he becomes a gangster. When his own son starts a life of crime, he repents and gives himself to the authorities. When he lives prison, he will be happy to rejoin his family, as his son repented, too.

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Directed by
Daniel Tinayre
Genres
Drama
Starring
Luis Arata, Enrique Santos Discépolo, José Gola
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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
    • crime
    • family
    • redemption
    • guilt
    • class
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Daniel Tinayre
    Written by
    Daniel Tinayre
    Starring
    Luis Arata, Enrique Santos Discépolo, José Gola, Alita Román, Ada Cornaro, Tony D'Algy, Oscar Casanovas, Arturo Arcari
    Runtime
    64 min
    Country
    Argentina
    Languages
    Spanish

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