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The Guitar of Gardel

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The Guitar of Gardel
Image poster
Directed byLeón Klimovsky
Written by
Produced byAlberto Soifer
Starring
CinematographyEmilio Foriscot
Edited bySara Ontañón
Music by
Production
company
Lais
Release date
  • 22 December 1949 (1949-12-22)
Running time
85 minutes
Countries
  • Argentina
  • Spain
LanguageSpanish

The Guitar of Gardel (Spanish:La guitarra de Gardel) is a 1949 Argentine-Spanish musical film directed by León Klimovsky and starring Agustín Irusta, Carmen Sevilla and Antonio Casal. The film is based on the life of the tango star Carlos Gardel.[1]

Plot

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Raul, who has a magnificent voice, was orphaned as a child and has been educated by Felipe, a musician who encourages him to work with his voice. He advises him to get publicity by looking for a guitar that belonged to Carlos Gardel. He does so in Buenos Aires, Mexico and Spain while he is reaping success, besides finding love.

Cast

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Reception

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Fotogramas magazine commented on the film (translated from Spanish):

"Aged musical comedy built to the measure of the then famous Argentine singer Agustín Irusta. The slight plot anecdote, the search for a guitar that would have belonged to Carlos Gardel, is a mere pretext for the usual repertoire of tangos and the occasional sevillana. Everything takes place within the limits of zero imagination."[2]

References

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  1. ^ Washabaugh p.65
  2. ^ "La Guitarra de Gardel" (in Spanish). Fotogramas.es. Retrieved 16 October 2023.

Bibliography

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  • William Washabaugh. The Passion of Music and Dance. Berg, 1998.
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