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El viejo doctor

1939 · 55 min

A quiet, earnest drama of professional conscience and family friction, played with restraint and moral seriousness.

Overview
Medical father and son in conflict over two conceptions about the practice of medicine as a result of a bad and inopportune medical practice carried out by the son to a patient of the father.

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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
    • family
    • morality
    • guilt
    • work
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance1
    Tension4
    Darkness4
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Mario Soffici
    Written by
    Carlos Olivari, Sixto Pondal Ríos, Enrique Amorim
    Starring
    Gloria Bayardo, Roberto Airaldi, Dolores Dardés, Enrique Muiño, Alicia Vignoli, Ángel Magaña, Inés Edmonson, Alberto Terrones
    Cinematography
    Antonio Merayo
    Runtime
    55 min
    Country
    Argentina
    Languages
    Spanish

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