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Mar del Plata ida y vuelta

1942 · 85 min

An old-fashioned comedy-drama that ambles gently, mixing light laughs with a quiet, uncomfortable emotional turn.

Overview
After a long absence, a man returns to his country, ruined. He meets and falls in love with a girl who is later revealed to be his daughter. After his discovery, he sets her aside and guides her on the right path in life.

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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
    • family
    • love
    • redemption
    • guilt
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour4
    Realism6
    Romance4
    Tension3
    Darkness4
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy
    Directed by
    Santiago Salviche, Lorenzo Serrano
    Written by
    Santiago Salviche, Lorenzo Serrano
    Starring
    Florindo Ferrario, Rosa Rosen, Fernando Borel, Antonia Volpe, Alberto Terrones, René Pocoví, Alfonso Pisano
    Runtime
    85 min
    Country
    Argentina
    Languages
    Spanish

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