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Lauracha
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Wikipedia article
'Lauracha' is a 1946 Argentine drama film directed by Arturo Garca Buhr, Ernesto Arancibia, Antonio Ber Ciani and Enrique Cahen Salaberry and starring Amelia Bence and Garca Buhr. The film was adapted for the screen by Hugo Mac Dougall, based on the Uruguayan novel of the same name by Otto Miguel Cione, which was originally published in 1906.
Cast
* Amelia Bence
* Arturo Garca Buhr
* Nelo Cosimi
* Pilar Gmez
* Ilde Pirovano
* Mara Santos
* Malisa Zini
Production
Problems arose during the production of the film at the Pampa Film studio which resulted in three main directors working on the film: Ernesto Arancibia, Enrique Cahen Salaberry and Arturo Garaca Buhry. The exteriors were filmed more than a year earlier by Arancibia and Cahen Salaberry, and the film was finished by Garcia Buhr, working with director Antonio Ber Ciani. It was adapted from the 1906 novel by Uruguyan author Otto Miguel Cione for the screen by Hugo Mac Dougall. Cinematographer Pablo Tabernero was brought in to shoot the picture and it was edited by Kurt Land and Gerardo Rinaldi. Isidro Maiztegui composed the score to 'Lauracha', and art direction was by Saulo Benavente.
Release and reception
The film premiered on 11 October 1946. 'Noticias Grficas' noted the performances of Amelia Bence and Arturo Garca Buhr, while 'El Heraldo del Cinematografista ' opined that the film was an improvement on the book, while retaining a sense of style and the antiquated climate of the early 20th century period.Manrupe, Ral; Portela, Mara Alejandra (2001). 'Un diccionario de films argentinos (1930-1995)' . p.329. Buenos Aires, Editorial Corregidor. .
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