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La obertura

1977 · 79 min

A light, talky mistaken-identity comedy that coasts on farcical misunderstandings and mild marital scheming.

Directed by
Julio Saraceni
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Enzo Viena, Ethel Rojo, Amelita Vargas
Overview
A man is kidnapped when he is mistaken for another and his wife tries to collect a large life insurance but he reappears alive.

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Directed by
Julio Saraceni
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Enzo Viena, Ethel Rojo, Amelita Vargas
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • deception
    • betrayal
    • greed
    Places
    None
    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
    Humour6
    Realism6
    Romance3
    Tension3
    Darkness3
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight3

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy
    Directed by
    Julio Saraceni
    Written by
    Alfredo Ruanova
    Starring
    Enzo Viena, Ethel Rojo, Amelita Vargas, Antonio Grimau, Katia Iaros, Raimundo Soto, Nelly Láinez, Beto Gianola
    Cinematography
    Humberto Peruzzi
    Runtime
    79 min
    Country
    Argentina
    Languages
    Spanish

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