Directed by Román Viñoly Barreto • 1952 • Argentina
Starring Narciso Ibáñez Menta, Guillermo Battaglia, Milagros de la Vega
Based on Cecil Day-Lewis’s classic novel of psychological suspense, this dark diamond of Argentine noir stars Narciso Ibáñez Menta as Felix Lane, a mystery writer who suffers a tragic loss when his young son is killed in a hit-and-run car accident. Seeking justice, Lane bypasses the authorities, adopts a new identity, and begins looking for clues that will lead him to the culprit. The tension reaches hair-raising levels as Felix’s vendetta leads him to infiltrate an affluent family rife with its own intrigues. But who among this highly suspect bunch is the killer? And will Felix follow his mission to its bitter end?
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The Bitter Stems
Directed by Fernando Ayala • 1956 • Argentina
Starring Carlos Cores, Julia Sandoval, Vassili LambrinosFeaturing stunning, shadow-drenched cinematography and an innovative tango-jazz-classical score by the great Astor Piazzolla, this expressionistically stylized noir has been acclaimed as one of...
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The Black Vampire
Directed by Román Viñoly Barreto • 1953 • Argentina
Starring Olga Zubarry, Roberto Escalada, Nelly PanizzaThis fascinating, long-overlooked remake of Fritz Lang’s M offers a fresh perspective on the landmark thriller by focusing on the lives of the female characters ignored in earlier iteration...
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Native Son
Directed by Pierre Chenal • 1951 • United States, Argentina
Starring Richard Wright, Gloria Madison, Willa Pearl CurtisOne of the most controversial novels of its day, Richard Wright’s “Native Son” (first published in 1940) exposed the injustices of urban African American life through the eyes ...
