Swan Song (1945 film)
Appearance
Swan Song | |
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Directed by | Carlos Hugo Christensen |
Written by | César Tiempo |
Starring | Mecha Ortiz Roberto Escalada Miguel Gómez Bao Nicolás Fregues |
Cinematography | Alfredo Traverso |
Edited by | Antonio Rampoldi |
Music by | George Andreani |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Lumiton |
Release date | 27 April 1945 |
Running time | 109 minutes |
Country | Argentina |
Language | Spanish |
Swan Song (Spanish:El canto del cisne) is a 1945 Argentine romantic drama film directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen and starring Mecha Ortiz, Roberto Escalada and Miguel Gómez Bao. The film portrays the ultimately tragic relationship between a young composer and a more mature woman. For her performance Ortiz was awarded the Argentine Film Academy's Silver Condor prize for Best Actress.[1]
Cast
- Mecha Ortiz as Flora Jordán
- Roberto Escalada as Miguel Angel
- Miguel Gómez Bao as Mendoza
- Nicolás Fregues as Leopoldo Jordán
- Nelly Darén as Susana Jordán
- Juan Corona as Doctor Menéndez
- Susana Freyre as Sofía
- Rita Juárez as Beatriz
- María Armand as Dora
- Aurelia Ferrer
- Esperanza Palomero
- Ernesto Villegas
References
- ^ Rist p.156
Bibliography
- Rist, Peter H. Historical Dictionary of South American Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.