24 horas en la vida de una mujer (1944)

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Director:

Carlos F. Borcosque

Writers:

Arturo Cerretani (writer)
Tulio Demicheli (writer)

Plot Keywords:

Foreign Language Adaptation | Remake | Based On Novel | Number In Title

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Francisco Bastardi
Amelia Bence
Olga Casares Pearson
Alba Castellanos
Ada Cornaro
Baby Correa
Dario Cossier
Francisco de Paula
Roberto Escalada
Gloria Ferrandiz
Federico Mansilla
Lola Márquez
Herminia Mas
José Maurer
Eduardo Otero
José Antonio Paonessa
Bernardo Perrone
Julio Renato
Luisa Sala

Country:

Argentina

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Black and White

Movie Connections:

Remake of 24 Stunden aus dem Leben einer Frau (1931)

An interesting piece of kitsch

Even when Carlos Borcosque was never a good director it is fair to say that this time he achieves an interesting goal: to offer the portrait of one of those Stephan Zweig demented women. On the other hand, the film was planned as a first rate manufacture and the technicians, specially the photography and the settings are quite OK. The cast is a really an interesting one: Amelia Bence and Roberto Escalada are two beautiful objects and they can convey the emotions of the unfortunate couple. Ms. Bence was always prone -in the 40's- to create frightful portraits of not very well mentally balanced women. And this deranged widow is one of her best creatures. As for Mr. Escalada he was fresh from a smash success like SAFO, HISTORIA DE UNA PASIÓN, by Carlos Hugo Christensen. But, there's always a but, they don't click. The movie belongs to Ms. Bence. Mr Escalada has allowed the crew to photograph him. All in all is interesting to see this old melodrama to prove what the old studios could do when respecting a text. The novel had been shot before and would be translated into images very often but this one is very peculiar and worth to watch. abel posadas