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Toto Paniagua (rey de la chatarra)

1980 · 100 min

A light, good-natured comedy about a lucky scrap dealer trying to fit into high society for love, with gentle class satire and whimsical charm.

Overview
Toto is a scrap metal dealer who became rich by a stroke of luck. Having fallen in love with a woman from a higher social class, he decides to take etiquette classes so he can get closer to her.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • love
  • identity
  • ambition
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism7
Romance5
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Carlos Orgambide
Written by
Enrique Almada, Antonio Rosso
Starring
Ricardo Espalter, Enrique Almada, Alita Román, Katia Iaros, Mario Luciani, Carlos del Burgo, Graciela Gramajo, Marzenka Novak
Cinematography
Juan Carlos Lenardi
Runtime
100 min
Country
Argentina
Languages
Spanish

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