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Águila o sol

1938 · 78 min

A gentle old-fashioned comedy-drama that ambles through street life and showbiz with warmth, light laughs and a soft sentimental pull.

Directed by
Arkady Boytler
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Cantinflas, Manuel Medel, Margarita Mora
Overview
When three orphans that were raised together and love like brothers knows about plans to be separated and work outside, they escape and live in the street. They sell lottery and newspapers. When older, they became artists.

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Directed by
Arkady Boytler
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Cantinflas, Manuel Medel, Margarita Mora
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 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
  • found family
  • family
  • survival
  • identity
  • politics
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Arkady Boytler
Written by
Arkady Boytler, Antonio Guzmán Aguilera
Starring
Cantinflas, Manuel Medel, Margarita Mora, Marina Tamayo, Luis G. Barreiro, Manuel Arvide, Rafael Hernández, Toña la Negra
Music
Rafael Hernández
Cinematography
Víctor Herrera
Runtime
78 min
Country
Mexico
Languages
Spanish

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